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YOUR story can empower and inspire generations of change – one student, one classroom, one school at a time.

Many schools are struggling with teacher shortages, leaving teachers feeling overwhelmed. At the Mississippi Department of Education, we help share your TEACH MISSISSIPPI success stories with prospective teachers, so your story can empower and inspire generations of change – one student, one classroom, one school at a time.

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Every teacher has a story.
Ben Austin
Make a Difference Today

I get to spend each day pouring into the lives of young minds, teaching history, and doing something…

Sarah Robinson
Honor Your Path

Such is the life of a teacher: it’s challenging, it’s unpredictable, and it’s worth it.

Why Teach

Become a teacher, and make those positive lifelong connections that we desperately need in today’s s…

Rebecca Asha Victor M.Sc., B.Ed., NBCT
The Turning Point in my Teaching Career

You will never know when your real call to be a teacher will be ignited until you decide to give it …

April Lang
Why I Became a Teacher

Teaching is not always going to be fun or easy. Some days are HARD and long, but every single day is…

I Made the Decision to Feed My Soul

People often think that a teaching degree from the best educational university is a must to be a suc…

What’s your story? Share it with us. We will share it with prospective teachers, so your story can empower and inspire generations of change – one student, one classroom, one school at a time.