#12 How Education Transforms Lives: Kimberly Jones, NC Teacher of the Year 23-24

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Have you ever had a teacher who changed your life? SaCola Lehr sits down with Kimberly Jones, North Carolina Teacher of the Year for the 2023-2024 school year, shares her journey to becoming an educator and the impact of education on her life. In this episode, SaCola interviews Kimberly and discusses her background, influential people in her life, and the importance of education. Kimberly challenges common myths surrounding teaching and emphasizes the need for diversity in the teaching profession. Her words of wisdom for fellow and aspiring educators? Affirm your students and help them see themselves in a positive light. Listen to this episode to learn more about the transformative power of education and the role of teachers in shaping the future of society.

Quotes:

Kimberly Jones, 00:17:00, "I am exceptional but I am not an exception." SaCola Lehr, 00:38:31, "There is something that you are going to say and there's something that you're going to speak into the life of a child that affirms them that helps them to see themselves in a way that perhaps they never could or had never thought to, and that is the gift of what we do, that is the gift of what we do."

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