Lauren Monroe's blog

Thank you Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Scales, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hedlund, Mr. Bear, Ms. Kubica, Dr. Arny, Jo Hunken, Gene Kelly, Grace Potter, Carl Sagan, mom and dad.

There is something magical about the way a teacher can fill a classroom. From kindergarten to fourth grade I was enamored with the possibility of being one when I grew up. Though by 5th or 6th grade I’d abandoned the career intention, some very specific teachers were crucial to the development of my interests and later pursuits in life.   

Mrs. Hayes and Mrs.