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Teacher & Her Former Student Reunited, Working Together at Rosamond Elementary
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It is a story many years in the making, one that led a caring teacher to be reunited with a student she once taught and inspired.
On this episode of the Supercast, we head to Rosamond Elementary. That’s where you will find 4th grade teacher Janet Crane now working side by side at school with one of her former students. It’s a story that proves the love and encouragement of a kind teacher can lead students on the path to great success in life and future careers.
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Anthony Godfrey:
What year did you have Mrs. Crane as your 4th grade teacher?
Tina Price:
1989 to 90.
Anthony Godfrey:
If anyone questions that teachers have a lasting impact, this is the answer.
Tina Price:
Yes, they do.
Anthony Godfrey:
The decision to be so intentional about making your classroom a happy place is paying off for another set of students, for all of these other teachers who came for your class.
Hello and welcome to the Supercast. I'm your host, Superintendent Anthony Godfrey. It is a story many years in the making, one that led a caring teacher to be reunited with the students she had once taught and inspired.
On this episode of the Supercast, we head to Rosamond Elementary. That's where you will find 4th grade teacher Janet Crane, now working side by side at school with one of her former students. It's a story that proves the love and encouragement of a kind teacher can lead students on the path to great success in life and in future careers.
[Music]We're here with two teachers at Rosamond Elementary School and I'm going to let them tell you why we're here. Introduce yourself, who you are now, and who you were then.
Janet Crane:
My name is Janet Crane and I've been teaching at Rosamond Elementary for quite a few years with a stint at Riverton Elementary and Elk Meadows, but I came back to Rosamond. I have taught 4th grade for a long time and Mrs. Price was one of my favorite 4th graders many years ago. It was funny to come back to Rosamond and have her being a 1st grade teacher and her telling me that I made a big impact on her life.
Tina Price:
I'm Tina Price. Back then I was Tina Green and I've been at Rosamond for a long time too now. I started kindergarten at Rosamond. I think the first year opened and then in 4th grade, I had Mrs. Crane as my 4th grade teacher.
Anthony Godfrey:
What year did you have Mrs. Crane as your 4th grade teacher?
Tina Price:
1989 to 1990.
Anthony Godfrey:
Back in the 1900s.
Tina Price:
Back clear in the 1900s.
Janet Crane:
Woah!
Tina Price:
Oregon Trail and all of that.
Anthony Godfrey:
Wow, yeah Oregon Trail. That was awesome.
Janet Crane:
Oh, that was fun.
Tine Price:
Apple computers.
Anthony Godfrey:
So 1989, 1990 is when you had her class.
Tina Price:
Yes.
Anthony Godfrey:
If anyone questions that teachers have a lasting impact, this is the answer. Yes, they do.
Tina Price:
Yes, they do.
Anthony Godfrey:
Tell me about being in her class in 1989.
Tina Price:
I just felt loved and seen. She was happy to be there every day. I knew she was happy to be there every day because she just put that vibe out there. So when I think back about school and a happy place, it's 4th grade.
Anthony Godfrey:
Do you remember some of the activities that you did besides the Oregon Trail?
Tina Price:
Yes. We did a whole class reading of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and we read the whole book. She would hide golden tickets in our chapter books. So when we would get a chapter book we'd never know if we'd open it up and find a golden ticket. At the end of the book she did a drawing and that was the first time I've ever, or