Garden Springs Elementary School, Grade 5

"My job and driving motivation is far beyond teaching. I love my students and try to come up with new ways daily to show them that I love them and that I believe that they can succeed. My passion is to see the spark shine for a child that used to be in the dark. Most importantly, my desire is that when they go home at the end of the day or when they move on at the end of the year, they will always look back on their experience with me and know that I truly, deeply cared for them."