Alliance Review Teacher of the Month: Rebecca Clark, Alliance Schools
NAME – Rebecca Clark
SCHOOL – Alliance Preschool
RESIDENCE – Beloit
HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER – Alliance City Schools
COLLEGE – Stark Technical College and Western Governors University
FAMILY – Husband, Rick Clark; sons Kevin and Jason; and granddaughters Marley and Skylar.
WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU TEACH – I teach preschool.
WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? – Getting to know each of my students, and building a relationship with all of them. Watching their little faces light up when they have achieved something they were struggling with academically.
WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOB? – Having enough time in the day to get everything done. I have my students for two and half hours which doesn’t give me a lot of time to fit stories, lessons, specials, and centers in during that short of time. It all seems to work out by the end of the day though.
WHAT SECRET TO SUCCESS WOULD YOU SHARE WITH STUDENTS? – Study hard and you can succeed at anything you put your mind to.
IS TEACHING KIDS THE SAME TODAY AS WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED? – No, teaching is so different from when I first started. Although we are still teaching the same concepts to our children using state standards. Technology has changed the way we teach those concepts. With the use of technology, we are able to enhance the learning of our children to give them a better education.
YOUR STUDENTS WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT YOU … – … truly do miss them when they are absent. I worry about them when they are not in the classroom.
WHAT IS YOUR HIDDEN TALENT? – I love to sing. I sing while I am mowing, driving, cleaning or cooking. I enjoy singing.
IF YOU WEREN’T A TEACHER, YOU’D BE … – I would be a nurse.
AFTER A LONG DAY AT WORK, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO RELAX? – Playing with my granddaughters or reading a book.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Meet Rebecca Clark, Alliance Review teacher of the month for May
