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  • Chanda Clayton Reeves 2nd Grade

    Sep 28, 2023

    Q.) How many years have you been in the education profession? What made you gravitate towards it? A.) This is my 24th year teaching 2nd grade at Lewis County Elementary School. I have always loved school and learning. I wanted to share this love with others. Q.) What is the most rewarding part of your job as an educator? Can you tell me a little about how being an educator has influenced you or what it has taught you over the years? A.) The most rewarding part of teaching is seeing the...

  • Simone Hinson

    Aug 31, 2023

    Q.) How many years have you been in the education profession? A.) This is my 32nd year in first grade! Q.) What made you gravitate towards it? A.) I began working at the school in the computer lab before I was a teacher. I enjoyed it so much that I realized this is what I was born to do. Q.) What is the most rewarding part of your job as an educator? A.) As a first grade teacher, so many things the students do and learn are firsts for them. School is still exciting for them and it is so fun to...

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    Amanda Spears|Aug 24, 2023

    Q.) How many years have you been in the education profession? What made you gravitate towards it? A.) This is my 23rd year. I actually thought I would only teach a year because Kevin's dad had just passed away and I quit my job to care for him. This came open and my thoughts were that I'd stay a year until I was "ready to go back to seeing sick people" then I literally fell in love with this job. The kids are the reason I am still here. What is the most gratifying part of my job is 2 things... G...

  • Dr. Tracy McAbee

    Aug 10, 2023

    Q.) How many years have you been in the education profession? What made you gravitate towards it? A.) I started teaching in 1996. My first teaching position was as a 7th and 8th grade science teacher at Benton Elementary. I was drawn to teaching science because I enjoyed most of my science classes in school. Q.) What is the most rewarding part of your job as an educator/administrator? A.) One of my favorite poems begins "They ask me why I teach, and I reply, where could I find more splendid comp...