Hale Elementary teacher comes home to teach
Lacy Gregory wasn鈥檛 even sure she wanted to be a teacher when she was deciding on a career.
Now she can鈥檛 imagine doing anything else.
鈥淚 always say that teaching found me,鈥 Gregory said. 鈥淚 was actually interested in a career in school counseling. I got a job as a literacy aide in a nearby school district from my college just to check out what it was like to work at a school. And I immediately fell in love with working with the kids.鈥
Gregory has been with the 极速六合彩 for three years, teaching first grade at Hale Elementary. If you鈥檙e like her and love working with kids, then circle April 17 on your calendar. The 极速六合彩 is hosting its virtual job fair from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. that day. You can meet with hiring representatives in real time and explore teaching positions in the district for the 2021-22 school year. You can register for the fair .
Gregory certainly feels at home in the 极速六合彩. She went to elementary and junior high in Arlington before moving to Virginia.
That time as a literacy aide changed her outlook on teaching.
鈥淚 immediately fell in love with working with the kids,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 quickly realized that there was a way to make such a big, direct impact as a classroom teacher. I got to working on it right away.鈥
She鈥檚 made an impact since returning to the 极速六合彩, too. She did story time with her students along with her dog when classes were virtual at the end of the 2019-20 school year. She also isn鈥檛 afraid to put herself out there, wearing an inflatable dinosaur costume to reach her first graders.
鈥淢y favorite part of teaching is just the relationship with all the kids,鈥 Gregory said. 鈥淭hey have the ability to make your day so much brighter and when you say something funny and they laugh and you overhear that student say, 鈥極h she鈥檚 so funny鈥 or 鈥業 just love her,鈥 it鈥檚 just the greatest feeling in the world to know you鈥檝e created a space where kids want to be and you want to be there, too.鈥
While Gregory got her start in teaching in Virginia, it was her time as a student in Arlington that she remembered. When it was time for her and her husband to make a move, she knew where she wanted to teach.
鈥淚 already knew the type of people that were invested in the students in this district, and I wanted to be one of them,鈥 she said. 鈥淔or me, I鈥檝e always said home is people not places. This, to me, felt very homey to me just because of all the teachers I had.鈥
If the 极速六合彩 sounds like the right place for you, too, remember to for our teacher job fair April 17.