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For Jacqulyn Rotz, teaching fourth grade at Ebenezer Elementary School isn’t just a job, it’s a calling.
For Siera Robinson, teaching is about preparing students for the next grade and the world beyond the classroom. Robinson, a fourth grade teacher at Windsor Forest Elementary School, is this week’s WTOC Top Teacher.
For Mara Brannen, teaching in her hometown is about more than helping students learn. It’s about helping them see their own potential.
Blackwin has been teaching for 28 years and wants her students to know hard work pays off.
Ashley Findley says the best part of being a teacher is helping children have a good day.
A local educator who has dedicated a quarter-century to the classroom is being honored for her commitment to shaping not just students, but future citizens.
For 15 years, Lacey Phillips has been shaping young minds in Wayne County, helping students build confidence in math while making sure they know someone believes in them.
With high expectations and a heart for service, this week’s WTOC Top Teacher is helping students build confidence while making sure every child feels seen and supported.
Effingham County students are getting hands-on science experience in a program where they have to earn a spot, and the man helping spark that curiosity in the classroom is this week’s WTOC Top Teacher.
Bethany Cave, a 7th grade life science teacher at Ebenezer Middle School, has been named this week’s WTOC Top Teacher.
“I know that a lot of times every job is going to have some things that happen, but at the end of the day, when I go home and when I come here… every day I come here I am so excited, and I love every single second of it.”
“I like teaching the little ones because they have so much energy and they are so excited and they love their teachers and they love to be at school. They love to learn and the little ones they have the light bulb moment they get excited and they want to be here."
Treasha Notice-Campbell is an elementary school teacher at Pooler Elementary, and for her, teaching is more than a profession, it’s a passion.
“To be able to give back to the youth of our community and help them be the best they can be—that’s all I can ever ask for,” she said. “If I can make an impact, that’s all I want.”
“The best part about teaching is just to inspire the learning for children."
“It’s about that relationship. They know that I love them. Even when I am stern or structured, and they are not a huge fan of that… I always try to make them understand that I am doing that to help them get better… to help them move on to high school."
At Savannah Arts Academy, one teacher is opening doors to the wider world by helping students learn a new language—and encouraging them to discover their own potential along the way.
“My goal is for them to be inspired. Being able to understand what they are reading. And understand what they see around them. So they could bring it to life for themselves.”
“My goal is for my kids to become lifelong learners for them to see themselves as being able to do anything they want to do.”
“I’ve been in education for over 20 years. This is the only thing I ever wanted to do for as long as I can remember."
Bless Loadholt teaches music and chorus at Coastal Middle School in Chatham County.
“My goals for my students are to think beyond their day-to-day. I always try to come in and do better than you did yesterday. Every day that God grants us another opportunity to do this life thing, just do your best. Keep striving to do better and better each day.”
“I just want them to know Ms. Wright has all the confidence in them.”