Abigail D.

If it were not for my own middle school math teacher, I may never have become a certified math teacher with a Master’s degree in Education myself. In elementary and middle school, I struggled significantly with math and often believed the familiar phrase, “I can’t do math.” Everything changed in eighth grade when a teacher noticed me, believed in me, and showed that they genuinely cared about my success. That belief transformed my confidence and helped me see myself as someone who could understa…