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MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — Melissa Spencer made a career change 18 years ago and has never looked back. She was in accounting but then she went back to school to become a teacher.
“It’s what I wanted to do when I switched careers was to be able to make a difference and be that teacher, like the teachers I had,” said Spencer.
What You Need To Know
- Melissa Spencer teaches fifth grade made at Myakka City Elementary
- She helps her students relate to the material by applying what they’re learning to life
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She teaches fifth grade math at Myakka City Elementary. She helps her students relate to the material by applying what they’re learning to life.
“A lot of times I try to relate anything to money and earning and spending because they are like, ‘oh you’re talking about money I know that.’ It’s a tangible thing to them so it makes sense to them,” said Spencer.
Spencer is teaching in the school she attended growing up.
“This is also my home school. I was a student here so I’ve been here a long time and this actually used to be my mother-in-law’s classroom,” said Spencer.
Before coming to this school four years ago, she taught middle and high school students. Spencer says that helps her prepare her students for what’s to come.
“I remember being that sixth grader coming from Myakka City that was bussed into town and it was very overwhelming and very daunting. And I don’t want them to feel that way. I want them to be prepared,” said Spencer.
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