Quotes

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  "As a teacher, I measure my success by the positive impact I have on my students’ lives. If I am impacting them and seeing the..." (read more)

  Kristen Sargent (IN '17)

  Teacher, Harris Academy
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  "The rewards of being a teacher might not come daily and you might have to search for small wins every day, but they are around us all..." (read more)

  Joni Readout (IA '17)

  Instructional Coach, Clarke Community Middle/ High School
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  "[During my first year] I realized that not everything in teaching is perfect and orderly. The sun and the moon will not always be in..." (read more)

  Ken Kang (HI '17)

  Technology Coordinator, Aiea High School
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  "I became an educator because I found great joy in helping students learn and grow into the best versions of themselves." —..." (read more)

  Dale Adamson (FL '17)

  Teacher, Howard D. McMillan Middle School
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  "We spend too much of our lives at work to do something meaningless that does not fill our hearts and minds. Teaching is different..." (read more)

  Tami Lunsford (DE '17)

  Teacher, Newark Charter High School
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  "A good teacher has the power to save lives, change the world, and move mountains. How could I not end up in education?" — From..." (read more)

  Anna Capobianco (CT '17)

  6-12 ELA Curriculum Supervisor, East Hartford Public Schools
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  "Receiving the Milken Award has justified the hard work my students have done over the years. I tell them that success like that..." (read more)

  Aaron Ferguson (CA '17)

  Coordinator - Distance Learning, Oxnard Union High School District
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  "The Milken Award has had a positive impact on my students, my former students and the community as a whole. We’re on the south side..." (read more)

  Jonathan Cadena (AZ '17)

  Teacher, Desert View High School