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EL DORADO, Ar. (KTVE/KARD) — The El Dorado School District has announced the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Amy Lester! According to sources, Mrs. Lester loves seeing how kids think and listening to their reasoning. She enjoys teaching kindergarten because it allows her to set the foundation for the rest of the children’s educational […]
EL DORADO, Ar. (KTVE/KARD) The El Dorado School District has announced the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Amy Lester! According to sources, Mrs. Lester loves seeing how kids think and listening to their reasoning. She enjoys teaching kindergarten because it allows her to set the foundation for the rest of the children's educational careers. She notes that some of the most memorable moments in her classroom have been observing her students' confidence grow through the hands-on activities and daily life lessons. Amy Lester believes that every student can and wants to learn. She sees teaching as a lifelong process, you learn new strategies, ideas, and philosophies each year from students and peers alike. Mrs. Lester believes, teachers have to "be willing to grow, reflect, and learn to be better than [they] were the day before." Mrs. Lester graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 2011, earning her degree in Early Childhood Education. She began her teachin