Tricia Fitzgerald, Principal, Woodbridge Township School District, Port Reading #9 Background note: In October 2010, Rutgers University football star and Woodbridge native, Eric…
Melissa Mann, Neptune Midtown Elementary School 5th Grade Writing I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. I have been teaching for 15…
Edwinta Rhue, Jersey City Public School District Community Aid I have been a community aid for 16 years. My job is to keep children…
Laura Cugini, Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, 7th and 8th Grade Spanish “When I was in middle and high school, I was on this path…
Shawna Longo, Music Technology Teacher at Hopatcong School System “I teach in the Hopatcong Schools, but I am actually switching schools. I just…
Every teacher/mom (I’m both) wants their own children to continue learning, even throughout the summer months. And although “because mommy says so” might get…
I teach a learning disabilities class. I have 8 kids all day, and two more come in for reading and writing. I try to…
Jamie Onorato, Manasquan High School, English and Print Media “It is so exciting being a teacher. I get about 30 kids in my classes,…
Stacy Schiller, Raritan High School, Hazlet. US History II and an elective on the Holocaust and Genocide and an elective on Sociology. “While I…
Gabrielle Sebastian, Manalapan, 4th Grade “While I was in college, I wasn’t sure what direction to go in, so I decided to try Teach…