Quotes

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  "Winning the Milken Educator Award has really built my confidence as a leader in education. It's given me the freedom to step out and take..." (read more)

  Dr. Shasta Looper (SC '12)

  Instructional Coach , Youth Leadership Academy
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  "We don't [teach] to be recognized. We do it for the kids, and we do it because we have a passion for it. No one goes into teaching because..." (read more)

  Deborah Siebern-Dennis (MO '15)

  Teacher, Bode Middle School
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  "They [the students] remind me that I'm human. You can't teach middle school and not know that. There are a lot of children that walk into..." (read more)

  Kimberly Freeman (SC '15)

  Human Resource Director, Lexington County School District
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  "Just over 10 years ago, you began awarding the Milken Educator Award in South Dakota. In my mind, I can still see the article and photo in..." (read more)

  Gina Benz (SD '15)

  Teacher, Roosevelt High School
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  "When I became a teacher, I didn't really know why. But when I got older, I thought, when I die, I want 10,000 people to show up at my..." (read more)

  Ricardo Larios (OR '15)

  Teacher, Waldo Middle School
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  "Over the course of my young career in education I have had many students ask me 'So why did you become a teacher?' My response has always..." (read more)

  Peter Arseneault (CT '15)

  Teacher, Bacon Academy
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  "To me, it's really important to hold high standards [for my students]. I think sometimes kids don't hold those high standards for..." (read more)

  Lauren Jensen (NY '15)

  Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools
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  "I love working with teenagers and helping them to become the adults that I know they can be [and] that they think they can be."..." (read more)

  Brittany Matsushino (AZ '15)

  Assistant Principal, Mica Mountain High School