Educator of the Week

GLEASON, Tenn. -- Amy Orr teaches reading and history at Gleason School — the first and only school she has been teaching at for 26 years. "I think that my responsibility goes beyond these…

HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. -- Stacie Carlton teaches second grade at Haywood Elementary School. "I want parents to know that when they drop their kids off with me in the morning, I'm going to…

DYER, Tenn. -- Aimee Patton teaches 4th grade math and science at Dyer School in Gibson County, the same area where she grew up. "This is my stomping ground, I guess you could say,"…

LEXINGTON, Tenn. -- April Greenway teaches 3rd grade language arts at South Haven Elementary School and has been in education for eight years. "We're always doing activities that kind of interest…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Amy Dickson is a kindergarten teacher at Arlington Elementary School and says she has always wanted to work with children. "I think I've just always been drawn to them…

  HUNTINGDON, Tenn. -- This week's Educator of the Week presented by the Tennessee Education Lottery teaches pre-k at Huntingdon Primary School. Brooke Cooper says she was meant to be a teacher. "I have…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- "All of our children are smart, and I have to believe in it first before they'll believe in it," Tia Foster said. Her mentality while working with her 7th and…

JACKSON, Tenn. -- Brenda Johnson teaches second grade at Jackson Christian. She graduated from Dyersburg High School and then went on to Freed-Hardeman University and eventually graduated from the University of…