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Janice Givens
Teacher of the Month
By Crystal Patriarche
To help with the apathy and to get the interest of her students, Givens tries to make her lessons come alive. She uses a great deal of storytelling when teaching. "If I tell the information in the form of a story, it is amazing how the students get interested," she says. "I try to help them put themselves into the content and realize how they would feel if they were at the center of the topic."
Givens says she loves her school and feels very proud and lucky to be part of such a professional and caring faculty that takes personal responsibility for the success of each student. "I love our students," she says. "We have the most talented, energetic, dedicated students I have ever taught. They make my job a joy."
During her second year teaching, Givens was assigned a remediation class to prepare for the Alabama High School Graduation Exam. She was told by several to do the best she could but not to expect much. "We worked hard preparing for the test," she says. "I never gave up on them even when they were giving up on themselves. The test day came and went and they very discouraged. Six weeks later when the results came in, my ENTIRE class passed. I have never been so proud of any students. I still get cards from some of those students thanking me for not giving up."
"As I am about to end my high school years by graduating, I am able to look back on all the people who helped inspire me and one person continues to come to mind," Kilcrease says. "Mrs. Givens may never receive a reward of recognition for her hard work, but in my heart I know that she is the kind of teacher that everyone should be able to experience. I feel lucky to have known her!"
