Teacher Of The Month—August 2019, Bloomingdale/FishHawk: Ms. Michelle Bird, 1st Grade,...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I always loved teaching and playing school as a child. However, when I went to college, I...
Teacher Of The Month: Dec. 2019, Valrico; Ms. Kathie Smith, 6th...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I have wonderful memories of influential teachers from my childhood. While in college I had a psychology...
Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Erin Bashor, Reading Specialist, Symmes Elementary...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
My mother was an educator and I grew up observing her passion for teaching and spent many...
Teacher Of The Month: Jan. 2020, RV/AB; Rachel Napoli, 6th Grade,...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I was coaching softball and my experiences with my players inspired me to help more children in...
Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Kimberly L. Gardiner, 2nd Grade, Yates...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I was helping out my sister's teacher one year with packing up their room for the summer....
Teacher Of The Month: Oct. 2019, Riverview/Apollo Beach; Ms. April Jarvis,...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I have wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember. It wasn't until...
Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Robin Rogers, 5th Grade, Brooker Elementary...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I grew up in an era when students just read from a book and answered questions. As...
Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Grooms, Kindergarten, Bell Shoals Baptist Academy
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
The love of children is my number one factor for becoming a teacher; however, as a little...
Teacher Of The Month—December 2018 Valrico: Ms. Tarsi 7th-8th Grade Nativity...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I “played school” all the time as a young child. Perhaps being the oldest of five daughters...
Teacher Of The Month: Ms. Patrice Brown, 10th Grade, East Bay...
Why did you decide to become a teacher?
I became a teacher after becoming involved in the educational development of my son with Autism Spectrum...