Teacher of the Week: Davida Tatum

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>> TEACHER OF THE WEEK TIME AND

THIS WEEK'S TEACHERS TAUGHT

KINDERGARTEN AT THE SAME SCHOOL

FOR 20 YEARS. WRAL'S CAN SMITH

IS AT HARRIS CREEK ELEMENTARY

IN WAKE COUNTY WITH THIS WEEK'S

DESERVING RECOGNITION.

>> THINK THE CLOUDS ARE HIGH IN

THE SKY ARE TEASING CLOUD THAT

KIND OF COVERING THOSE

MOUNTAINS DERBY THAT TATUM

CAN'T IMAGINE. TEACHING 80

OTHER GRADE LEVEL AND

KINDERGARTEN. WHY KINDERGARTEN

>> LOOK AT HIM. THERE'S QUE

THEIR SWEET. I MEAN, THEY JUST

SOAK UP SO MUCH OF THE ENERGY.

THEY GIVE ME ENERGY. IT'S JUST

EXCITING. WHAT DO YOU NOTICE

ABOUT THE WEATHER? LOOK AT THAT

PICTURE. WHAT YOU KNOW TO A

BRIGHT YOU NOTICED IT'S CLOUDY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. SHE'S NO

THE LOVING AND HER STUDENTS AND

GIVING THEM THE FOUNDATION TO

BE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE IN

THE CLASSROOM SO THEY CAN

EXPRESS THEMSELVES. I REALLY

LIKE TO SEE.

THEN LEARN THEM GROW AND GET TO

HELP THEIR PARENTS SEE THE

POTENTIAL IN THEM THIS IS A

REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE AND IT

IS FILLS MY HEART WITH JOY.

SO WHAT YOU'RE INTO HIS TURN

AND TALK TO YOUR PARTNERS LIKE

WE ALWAYS DO SAYS THERE'S

NOTHING LIKE THAT MOVEMENT WITH

HER STUDENTS AT HARRIS CREEK

ELEMENTARY, LEARN SOMETHING

NEW TO PUTTING IN THE WORK FOR

A LONG TIME. THEY WERE

STRUGGLING AND YOU DON'T WANT

TO SEE THE KIDS STRUGGLE

BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY

CAN'T DO IT. BUT THE MORE YOU

MOTIVATE THEM, KEEP TALKING

AND ENCOURAGE. AND THEN THE

EXCITEMENT IS THEY'RE THEY'RE

FACING. YOU GET EXCITED TO YOU

WANT TO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU

DO. MISS STATE YOU ARE WREL'S

TEACHER OF THOUGH. WE ALL LOVE

>> A GRADUATION.

>> KIDS WITH WRAL NEWS

>> THAT YOU GOT FROM THAT

STUDENT? HOW CUTE, IF YOU WOULD

LIKE TO NOMINATE A TEACHER GO