When I first walked in to my son’s elementary school library, I expected to see shelves of books and a chart about the Dewey Decimal System. What I found was so much more. I saw Kindergartners testing speed with pulleys and ramps, 3rd graders writing code and 5th graders building simple machines. In a school of 500 racially and economically diverse kids, I saw children being inspired through creative uses of technology and hands-on learning.
What teacher has inspired you or a child you know? Tell us below and you can win two $50 Amazon gift cards: one for a teacher of your choice and one for you to keep!
Though budgets have been cut and school librarians have been fired, I am thankful to librarian Mrs. Latimer for going above and beyond to engage these kids with an active place of learning and exploration.
We know that Mrs. Latimer is just one of the many amazing teachers out there. There are English teachers who foster love of reading, math teachers who make word problems understandable and science teachers who explain the wonders of the world. So many teachers who show children that their life's possibilities are endless.
We wish we could thank them all.
This Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6), please join us in showing our teachers how wonderful they are. Nominate your favorite teacher and tell us why he or she has inspired you or a child you know. One lucky winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card for a teacher of their choice and another $50 Amazon gift card to keep.
There are two ways to enter:
Simply comment below to tell us the name of your favorite teacher and why he or she is so amazing.
AND/OR:
Tweet about the giveaway: Make sure to include the name of a teacher who inspired you or someone you know!
Click here to Tweet: "Thx to my fave teacher: Ms./Mr.____ on #TeacherAppreciationDay! Entering the @SheSpeaksUp giveaway! bit.ly/1SXAmnL"
*One lucky commenter or Tweeter will be chosen at random to receive a $50 Amazon gift card. SheSpeaks will also send a $50 Amazon gift card to a teacher of the winner's choice. Winner must provide an email address or mailing address for the teacher so that SheSpeaks can send the gift card directly to him or her. Giveaway is open through May 8th, 2016 to U.S. residents at least 18 years of age. Entrants must be a member of SheSpeaks. If you are not a member, click here to join. Winner will be notified by email.
Update: The winners are SheSpeaks member christinlilly and her favorite teacher Mrs. Tomlinson! Thanks to all for entering and congrats to them!
The best teacher I remember is Mrs. Cockrell. She helped me pass Science. I would never had gotten through that without her help.
All my kids' teachers are awesome, can't complain here.
Ms. O'Berry is a great math teacher. She truly cared about her students, and did all that she could to help them succeed in her class.
My sons teacher this year. Ms Santos has been a HUGE inspiration to him. He has excelled so much and she is a key component in that.
My dear friend, kids teacher and colleague, Kathy Kessler!
My nieces preschool teacher is great, she teaches her so many things and things that surprise us all the time. She is also my high school friend so that makes it even better because my niece knows that she knows me and makes it more comfortable for her.
Mrs. Brost of Oak Ridge Elementary is a 4th grade teacher who is truly inspirational! She volunteers as a coach for the Girls on the Run program which teaches 3rd-5th grade girls self confidence and they end up training for and running a 5k.
High school U.S. history teacher - made learning coming alive
My aunt is a teacher that works with special needs kids. She is amazing. You have to have a lot of patience in that line of work.
My second grade teacher was the greatest, her name was Mrs. Apple of all things! She was so kind and patient and really loved what she did!
My sign language teacher, Becky Jackett
Mom and Dad!
Ellen Ferrin - my daughter fifth grade teacher :)
I adore my high school chorus teacher, Lee Rickard. He made me feel excited about singing and not feeling ashamed of my voice and he helped me overcome my shyness!.
I still remember my first grade teacher Ms. Lehoullier. She was by far the most sweetest and memorable role model in my life