“Watching them persevere through difficult content is part of what keeps me going.”
It was Amanda’s love of working with children that led her down the path of education, but it was her love of reading—and her desire to pass that love on to future generations—that motivated her to teach English language arts (ELA) at the elementary level.

“It was gratifying to hear that something I did had so much impact.”
After a wonderful elementary school experience of her own, Diedre became a lifelong learner.