‘The Teacher I Wish I Had In School’: Bradenton Teacher Shout-Out

BRADENTON, FL — Great teachers matter. In Bradenton, we're fortunate to have teachers like Samantha Hamilton.

Patch has partnered with T-Mobile to recognize teachers and show them how much they’re valued and appreciated.

This submission comes from Adam Hamilton, who nominated Samantha Hamilton of Bradenton.

Teacher’s name

Samantha Hamilton

How do you know the teacher?

Wife

What does this person teach?

4th grade

Why do you believe the teacher should be recognized or honored?

Where do I start. Fully dedicated to the bettering of her students, handmade back-to-school gifts for the entire class, creative ways of getting through to every student, countless hours of planning and working from home on nights and weekends, trips to Michael’s for supplies for projects of kids that parents can’t afford them, visiting and checking on student with terminal illness in the hospital, the ability to make learning fun. She fully invested on helping each and every kid succeed. I could go on for days. She is the teacher I wish I had when I was in school.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the teacher?

If you have a 4th grader, do what you can to get them in her class. The teacher we all wish we had when we were in school.

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