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

on the way home, my phone buzzed with an email from CNN’s education desk asking to schedule a brief interview before the ceremony. The nomination had generated significant interest.

I sat at the red light and read it twice.

My family thought I was attending something in the approximate category of a participation ceremony in a conference room with finger continue reading …