
By Teachers, For Teachers
Woodcreek Middle School
Humble, TX
Teaching Motto: If I can inspire at least one child... change at least one child's life... then I did something right.
Describe your all-time favorite lesson/unit activity
Letting the kids create their own film project. The ideas they come up with always blow my mind!
What is the greatest misconception about teachers?
We're boring. I'm so not boring! And most of my teachers friends aren't either!
Pauline Jones Elementary School
Cumberland County, North Carolina
What are three things every teacher should own?
1. A fantastic looking pair of shoes that are also comfortable
2. A first-aid kit (mainly band-aids for the quick fix)
3. A class pet (or pets)
Spring Garden Middle School
St. Joseph, MO
Teaching Motto: Git 'R Done
If you could have any person (living, dead or fictional) as a principal, who would it be?
Andy Griffith...who in the world would be more sympathetic and fair? Love him! Props to Lara Gilpin, my current (and lovely) principal =)
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt?
Stay-at-home mom, chef, nurse, writer, librarian, speaker, gardener, coach, beach bum...I'll be busy in retirement =)
Kaiser Elementary
Teaching Motto: Teach like your pants are on fire and believe it will all work out for the best.
What is the greatest misconception about teachers?
We get paid a lot of money and have lots of time off....
What profession other than your own would you most like to attempt?
Race Car Driving...
John R. Hummel Elementary
Las Vegas, Nevada
Teaching Motto: "Always be a little kinder than necessary." - James M. Barrie
What is the greatest misconception about teachers?
They are overpaid.
What stereotype about teachers is true?
We will eat anything you put in the teacher's lounge!
William Wirt Middle School
Riverdale, Maryland
What are three things every teacher should own?
A notepad to jot ideas down at 3 a.m., a good stapler and a good pencil sharpener
If you could have any person (living, dead or fictional) as a principal, who would it be?
The person would have to be impartial, and make decisions that actually make sense. My choice would be Martin Luther King, Jr.