MSCS educator named Tennessee Teacher of the Year
One of the biggest things that Melissa Collins said that she has done in her class is make students wear white lab coats during certain activities to make them feel more like scientists. Now that she has done it for several years, she is seeing it pay off. “My former students come back and show me how they’ve earned their white coat,” she said. (Submitted)
Melissa Collins, a 21-year veteran of the district and second-grade teacher at JP Freeman Optional School, has been named Tennessee Teacher of the Year.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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