Teacher of the Week: Rhesia Mitchell

Rhesia Mitchell is a more than 30-year veteran of the classroom. In that time, she taught several grade levels, loving every minute of it. She's currently using her expertise in first grade at Forestville Road Elementary School in Wake County.
Posted 3/4/2026, 2:49:35 PM Updated 3/4/2026, 3:00:06 PM

AT HOW REAL NORTH CAROLINIANS

ARE GETTING DUPED.

>> OUR TEACHER OF THE WEEK IS

MORE THAN A 30 YEAR VETERAN IN

THE CLASSROOM. IN THAT TIME,

SHE'S TAUGHT SEVERAL GRADE

LEVELS LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF

IT. SHE'S CURRENTLY USING HER

EXPERTISE IN FIRST CREATED FOR

ISRAEL ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IN WAKE COUNTY.

>> I SEE A ONE SIYA 7.

>> WE SHOULD MENTION IS

HAPPIEST WHICH IS SURROUNDED

BY HER FIRST GRADE STUDENTS TO

HAVE A VALUE OF WHAT THE U.S.

ARE. THEY THE SAME? YEAH.

IT'S SAFE TO SAY THE SPEECH

WILL STARTED PREPARING FOR A

CAREER IN EDUCATION AT A VERY

EARLY AGE. I THINK INTO

TEACHING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

>> I PLAY TEACHER WITH MY

COUSINS. I WAS THE TEACHER.

THERE ARE WORRIES THE STUDENT.

>> SHE JOKINGLY RECALLS RUNNING

A TIGHT SHIP AS A PRETEND

TEACHER. BUT HAVING TALKED FOR

MORE THAN 30 YEARS AS A

CREDENTIAL TEACHER, SHE'S OWN

UNIQUE STYLE OF GETTING THE

BEST OUT OF HER STUDENTS.

IF YOU NOTICE, I WANT THE

STUDENTS TO SPEAK MORE THAN ME

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REALLY SHOW

THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT

THEY'RE DOING MORE OF THE

TALKING. AND THEN IF I'M DOING

A BUNCH OF SPEAKING, I THINK

THE THING THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING

TO BE SOME TIME. SOME MIGHT

SAY THINGS INCORRECTLY.

>> TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO.

FIND THEM A STATE WHICH TRULY

SHOWS THEY UNDERSTAND THE

INFORMATION WHICH WAS KNOWN FOR

HER LEADERSHIP, PROTECT 70

SKILLS AND ORGANIZING

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

>> BUT IT ALL COMES BACK TO

HER GREATEST DESIRE TO SEE HER

STUDENTS SUCCEED. I THINK

GROWTH.

>> AND ALL

OF THEM AND JUST THE JOY OF

WANTING TO LEARN WE ALL CAN

LEARN DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD

YOU ARE. AND HONESTLY, IT

DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY YEARS

HE TAUGHT EVERYONE CAN LEARN

SOMETHING. THE MISS MITCHELL.

>> WRAL'S TEACHER OF THE WEEK

>> A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

>> IT, YOU KNOW VERY WELL COME

>> LIKE TO NOMINATE A TEACHER