Quotes

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  "We know you love to learn. And it's because of you we love to teach." 

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  Kelly Wilber (IN '14)

  TAP Career Teacher, Southport Elementary School
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  "This award doesn't mean that I am there. I have more work to do and I promise that I am going to earn it."  

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  Michelle Johnson (DC '14)

  Teacher, Van Ness Elementary School
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  "It's an amazing day that you'll never forget. But more than that, it's the beginning of an incredible push in your career."..." (read more)

  Richard Benz (OH '92)

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  "When you get an award like this it makes you want to continue. It makes you want to stay and to do what's best for the kids." 

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  Melonee Ginn Mattie (SC '14)

  Curriculum Coordinator , Hampton County School District
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  "The kids make everything worthwhile. They make me laugh every day, they teach me something every day." 

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  Jenna White (AK '14)

  Teacher, Joe Mathias Elementary School
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  "Over the course of my young career in education I have had many students ask me 'So why did you become a teacher?' My response has always..." (read more)

  Peter Arseneault (CT '15)

  Teacher, Bacon Academy
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  I’m here, the product of a working class family, first-generation in college, because of great teachers. We’re trying to offer the same..." (read more)

  Mark Julien (MI '13)

  Teacher, Henry Ford II High School
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  Education creates choices. It enables us to identify avenues in our lives that were previously concealed or unattainable. These avenues are..." (read more)

  Dr. Kevin Williams (FL '12)

  Principal, Norwood Elementary School