Dorothy

"My first and greatest responsibility is planning what I'm gonna teach every single day."

"Every day is so different, it flies by. It's fun, but it is exhausting."

"The most important skill that encompasses essentially all other skills is classroom management."

"I feel like every single day...it truly is making a difference. I feel like I am not wasting my life."

"teachers make an average of 1,500 decisions a day, and so broken up into eight hours, that's four decisions in one minute, four decisions. It's crazy."

"By far, the best part about this industry is the teachers, my coworkers, because they are the most supportive and amazing people."

"People who thrive in this industry truly love their job, but know the limitations that come with it."

"just showing up for them is enough."

"As an undergraduate college student, you can actually become an instructional aide, which is going to be kind of like a TA and you're gonna be there to help the teacher in the classroom."

"So you never know what someone is struggling with, so do not make assumptions about their character based on their behavior."

"During undergrad it's super important to have many different interests. For me, I majored in biology and history."

"I've navigated my career as someone who always wanted to be the person that I needed when I was younger."