Issues and Ales Extra: Best Teacher Advice

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WBHM’s recent Issues and Ales forum delved into the future of education in Alabama. Panelist and Jemison High School teacher Brooke Elliott took a moment away from the discussion to answer a simple question: “What’s the best piece of advice you received about becoming a teacher?”

 

Listen to excerpts from Issues and Ales: The Future of Education in Alabama.  It airs Thursday at 2 p.m. on 90.3 WBHM and 91.5 WSGN.

 

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