The Lafayette Gazette
Spring 2003, 2nd edition
Featured
Teacher
Mrs. Paone
| Mrs. Paone is this month's featured teacher. She will be retiring from teaching this year and we will miss her very much. Michelle interviewed Mrs. Paone. |
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| Michelle: Why did
you want to become a reading teacher? Mrs. Paone: I taught grades 1-2 and 3 for many years and I wanted to help young children learn to read better. I knew that if children were not good readers by third grade they would have a difficult time in school and would not be able to do all the things they wanted in the future. |
Michelle: Why are
you retiring? Mrs. Paone: It was very hard for me to decide to retire. I love teaching children and I will miss them and my teacher friends at school. I want to have time to travel around the world and see many things. I feel like I have many other things to do in my life yet and I want to figure out what the next chapter of my life will be like. |
| Michelle:
What are you going to do now? Mrs. Paone: I want to travel since I have not seen much of the world yet. I want to write children's books, which is something I have always wanted to do. I want to spend some time in California with my daughter, Nina, because I miss her very much. |
Michelle:
Hw many years have you been teaching? Mrs. Paone: I have been teaching for 37 years. I have been teaching in Bound Brook for 30 years.
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