"I decided to join the teaching profession because I love being able to expose students to new opportunities," says Destinee Freeman, a fourth-grade teacher at Riverside Elementary School. "Had it not been for the teachers I had growing up, I wouldn't have been pushed as hard as I was to be successful. I want to make a difference in students and families lives."
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Catherine Lee discovered FCPS as a parent, while looking for adequate care and education for her son with special needs. Her experience inspired her to become a teacher.
After 25 years as a physical education teacher, this year Kirsten Birge went back to school, herself, in order to support and assist her special education students in a new way. While working toward licensure, she has moved from the gymnasium to the classroom; from being an adapted physical…
