Teacher of the Week
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Teaching: Four months
Grades: K-5
Haston has always longed to help children. After working as a social worker for years, Haston realized that there just wasn?t enough time to do what she really wanted.
?What I really wanted to do,? said Haston, ?is individual counseling. Social work didn?t give enough time for that.?
That?s when she became a special education diagnostician. While working on her master?s degree, a job at West Elementary opened for a guidance counselor.
?I?ve had social studies and counseling with students before,? said Haston, ?so this was great. I?ve gone from one extreme to another but I love this.?
Haston teaches six classes every day but five on Thursday as well as going to school herself.
?It keeps me on my toes,? said Haston. ?I have to come up with a lesson plan every day. It?s been interesting. What I learn by teaching, I can use at school and what I learn from school, I can use while teaching.?