My Family Mocked My Teaching Job And Skipped My Award Ceremony Until My Dad Saw Something On His Phone That Night

right moment to open it into the world. It was cream-colored, heavy stock, with an official seal embossed in gold on the upper left corner from the U.S. Department of Education, and it contained an invitation that most educators never receive in their entire careers. I was one of four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year.

I was in Room 214 continue reading …