Every day this week, News
12 is announcing a winner for the Teacher Appreciation Week contest, and
today's winner is Kim Castellano from Oak Tree Elementary in Monroe.
Castellano has been in the
classroom for 12 years, and is currently teaching third grade. While there has
been a lot of uncertainty this past year, she says keeping things in
perspective has made a big difference.
“You're always thrown curve
balls in education, especially at the elementary level,” says Castellano.
“You’re such a pivotal person in the lives of young ones where you're shaping
them, and I just feel like ‘Am I doing the right thing? Am I going forward in the
right way?’ I just kept reminding myself that we're all in the
same boat. We're all in this together. It’s
a worldwide pandemic, it's not just Oak
Tree Elementary, and just staying positive, honestly."
Click
here to see all of the nominated teachers.