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Bascomb Elementary
School - Marilyn HoehneAs the Media Specialist at Bascomb, I am fortunate
to work with ALL of the students, staff, and parents. This gives me numerous
opportunities to foster a love of reading! In the words of Alice Hoffman,
"Books may well be the only true magic."
Carmel Elementary School - Margie BurtHi!
I'm Margie Burt and I am a Kindergarten teacher at Carmel Elementary School.
Teachers often get asked about their inspiration to become a teacher,
and honestly, I'm not sure when I decided to become a teacher. I think
I always was one! I was a teacher's kid and literally grew up in
school and went to college not to become a teacher. But, somewhere
in between Journalism and English, my Education major appeared! It was
simply meant to be. I am a teacher, and it is what I love. It is my passion.
I have never thought of teaching as a job. It is what I do and
I feel very fortunate to get paid for doing what I love to do everyday!
Kleven Boston Elementary School - Julie
TillmanI look forward to my job as a teacher everyday. My special
education students give me valuable lessons in tolerance, acceptance and
compassion. I admire my students and their parents so much for facing
their challenges, whether they are physical, mental or emotional, with
such courage.
Chapman Intermediate School - Bettina
MillerBeing selected as Chapman's Teacher of the Year is a great honor.
Chapman like every school in the county has enthusiastic, innovative,
and dedicated teachers. I have always known that I would be a teacher.
I have had fabulous models like Mrs. Harper, my second grade teacher,
who made me feel secure and loved after moving; Mrs. Dudowicz, my third
grade teacher, who taught me to take pride in my work; and my fourth grade
teacher, who read aloud the most wonderful books, thereby planting the
seeds of adventure and my love of travel.
E.T. Booth Middle School - Leigh RogersThe
teaching profession has always been a career that I have respected
and admired. Many people and experiences throughout my life helped influence
me to become a teacher, especially my brother. There are so many reasons
that I love teaching, but most of all I believe I am making
a difference in the lives of our students. I am proud and honored
to have been chosen as E.T. Booth Middle School's Teacher of the Year.
Woodstock Middle School - Jackie BrackmanThe
one career I never aspired to was teaching. Music was my first love and
what I wanted to pursue. Teaching was a "back-up" career, but it has become
my first love. Music is still there, but I love my students, what I teach,
and just - teaching! For 27 years I have crafted what I do with both regular
and, for the last 15 years, gifted students. They are my rewards - seeing
them blossom from just teenagers into real, live students. What a joy
that is!
Woodstock High School - Kerry MartinI
love to teach because it gives me the opportunity to work with children
and be a positive role model. I feel that so many teenagers are searching
for someone to look up to. I like to think that they respect me and feel
respected in return. Many of them need to know that someone cares about
them. They have lost their self-esteem along the way and need reminding
that they are worth something. I try to provide successful experiences
for them to build their self confidence and it is amazing to watch them
grow as individuals.
Etowah High School - Ana PettitI had
wanted to become a teacher since first grade and my dream has been fulfilled
as a result of the many years of working with the students at Etowah High
School. My students are the most important reason I love my job and
look forward to coming to "school" each day. I rarely refer to what
I do as "my job" because it is so much more than that to me. It allows
me to be a true life-long learner.
CrossRoads Middle/High School - Rosalie
DelpI have been teaching for 13 years. I taught in California, Meadowcreek
in Gwinnett, Cherokee High, and now CrossRoads. I wanted to be a P.E.
teacher in high school but got married and started a family. I was working
at a newspaper and decided to go back to school. After getting my A.A.,
I volunteered at the high school in security and they asked me to work
there. The principal asked me to run a new discipline program the school
had just created. He came to my room one day and asked me to get
my B.A. and be a teacher for him. That night, he had a major heart attack
so I decided that is what I should do.
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