Ebone Thrower, Kindergarten, Midtown Community School, Neptune, NJ “Out of 19 kids in my class, 16 of them speak Spanish, and for their parents…

Steven Ricci, Colts Neck Cedar Drive Middle School, Grades 6 – 8 Health and Phys. Ed. I was told growing up that teachers do…

Brittany Bower, Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant, East Amwell “There is great disparity between the achievements of kids who grow up in low income areas…

Tim Brennan Brick Memorial High School Health and Physical Education I started a class called Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs. We self-funded the…

Rachel Mambach, Red Bank Primary School Pre-K – 3rd Grade Art I don’t remember ever not loving art. My dad is an amazing painter,…

Heather Staples, Manchester High School English, Tomorrow’s Teachers When my sister and I were very young, our mom worked at a convenience store down…

Renee Hollingsworth, Robert C. Wood Early Development Center, Little Egg Harbor  I am a preschool teacher for four years, a firefighter for six years,…

Dr. Chris Masullo, STEM Teacher at Memorial Middle School, Hackensack and Math Professor at Passaic Community College I have just written and published a…

Caitlin Gioe, Stafford Township School District     I teach in an elementary school in the Stafford Township District. I’m on the volunteer committee…

Editor’s Note: This story was one of the first Teachers of NJ stories we ever ran on the Teachers’ Lounge. It was one of…