Teacher of the week: Kristie Dunn

NOT SAID IF THEY HAVE ANY

PERSONS OF INTEREST.

>> WELL, AS WE CELEBRATE

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK, GRAD

RATE FAR AS HIGH SCHOOL TO

RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHER OF THE

WEEK. MEET A HISTORY TEACHER

CARRYING ON A FAMILY LEGACY

OF EDUCATORS.

>> THERE ARE 30 STATEMENT 12 OF

THEM. WE'RE TRUE OF BOTH WORLD

WAR, ONE AND WORLD WAR 2.

WHEN CHRIS YOU'VE DONE IS IN

HER CLASSROOM AND WAKE FOREST

HIGH WITH HER STUDENTS, YOU

ONLY GET TO HIGHLIGHT 12

NUMBERS. SHE FEELS RIGHT AT

HOME SPARKING WHOSE STUDENTS

INTEREST IN HISTORY. I'M A TRUE

HISTORY.

>> NERD. I COME FROM A FAMILY

OF EDUCATORS. AND SO I DON'T

THINK I EVER WAVERED.

I KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING TO

CUT TEACHING FELLOWS

SCHOLARSHIP TO MEREDITH COLLEGE

IN BEEN IN THE CLASSROOM EVER

SENSE AND NOT JUST ANY

CLASSROOM.

>> THIS IS THE SAME CLASSROOM

WITH WAKE FOREST HIGH WHERE SHE

DID HER STUDENT TEACHING MORE

THAN 20 YEARS AGO. NO WONDER IT

FEELS LIKE HOME. I HAVE KIDS

NOW THAT I TALK TO THEIR

PARENTS. SO I HAVE A COLUMN.

MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE

COMING THROUGH NOW. AND THAT'S

JUST IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO HAVE

BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY THIS

LONG. YOU HAVE A ONE MINUTE.

THE OTHER ONE MINUTE LEFT.

YOU NEED 12 IS DONE AS ALWAYS

LOOKING FOR WAYS TO HELP HER

STUDENTS CONNECT HISTORY TO

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE. AND

EVERY NOW AND THEN SHE GETS

A LITTLE ASSIST FROM THE MARVEL

UNIVERSE IN HER CLASS TO

ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN CONNECT

WITH KIDS ON THIS CULTURAL THAT

JUST MAKES IT EASIER TO FORM

RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIP

TO MAKE IT EASIER TO LEAVE THEM

IN THE CLASSROOM TO WHAT THEY

IS DONE.

>> YOU AND WRAL'S TEACHER OF

THE WEEK. GIVE HER A BIG ROUND

OF APPLAUSE.

DOES. SHE WAS SIDE.

>> HISTORY WITH MY FAVORITE

SUBJECTS THAT I WAS IN SCHOOL.

WELL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE