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Ideas and Thoughts of a 30 Year
Teacher

Written by Rebecca Tanner
Interviewed Shana Miller

Shana Miller is a second grade teacher at The hardest thing would be working with my

Central Elementary. She has taught at the same sped or struggling students and how to best help them.

school, in the same school district, since she began her How many different grade levels have you taught,
teaching career.
and which have you enjoyed most and why?
I have taught I first grade for 9 years and going

What is you education background? on my 21st year in second grade. I love 2nd because

I have a bachelor's degree with 60+ credits and they are just taking off with their reading and writing
skills and I get to see them really progress in those
30 years of teaching.
areas.

What is your teaching philosophy? Have there been any big changes in education
My philosophy is that your students need to while you’ve been teaching that have been hard to
adjust to?
feel loved and valued by you. It is important to know
them and their background as well. The classroom I would say the biggest changes would be with
needs to be a safe place for them, and they need to the implementation of the common core state
know that it is ok to make mistakes. standards, a more rigorous curriculum, and testing and

What has been the hardest challenge you’ve had to technology.

overcome while teaching?

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