Central Florida Educators Share their Stories

Teachers say they’re passionate about the next generation

In July of last year, News 6 of Orlando asked teachers to share their stories of why they teach. You won’t want to miss the responses! You can also always submit your own teaching stories to Elevate Teaching by filling out the stories form OR using #TeachinginTen on social media!

Here are a few powerful quotes from the news article…

"Teaching is the only career in the world where you can say you [get to interact with the] future of the world every day"

"If people in their soul want to be a teacher they won't be happy anywhere else."

"It's all about seeing the look on young kids' faces when they learn something for the first time. It's exciting thing to see and watch and I get to be a part of it every day"

“I teach because I want kids who look like me (black and brown) to know that there are teachers that look like them who want to be in this profession and help mold the profession.”

"My dad always wanted me to be an engineer and I started as an engineer...at the end of my junior year I had an overwhelming sense that teaching was my calling. I have been happy and felt fulfilled and [with time] my parents saw what a great career it was. I have been happy and felt fulfilled and [with time] my parents saw what a great career it was."