Teacher of the Week: Christopher Torr
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STORY ON WRAL DOT COM OUR
TEACHER OF THE WEEK AND WE
CONCEDED A RENAISSANCE, MANY
HELD SEVERAL JOBS BEFORE
ANSWERING THE CALL TO THE
CLASSROOM. WE'RE INTRODUCING
YOU TO AN EDUCATOR PREVIOUSLY
NAMED TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT
THE STRAIGHT TO THE HIGH
SCHOOL.
>> IT'S ABOUT THE LEARNING IT'S
NOT ABOUT JUST GETTING A GOOD
GRADE BEFORE CHRIS OF A TOUR
WORKED HIS WAY INTO THE
CLASSROOM. SO ONE OF THE
SENTENCES ARE BOTH GOING TO
AGREE ON ONE OF THE STATEMENTS
THIS NOW INCLUDES TEACHERS
SPENT TIME IN THE NAVY WORKED
AS A PLUMBER. CONSTRUCTION
WORKER AND OTHER JOBS UNTIL
SOMEONE HE SAID NOTICE HE HAD A
CERTAIN SKILL SET THAT COULD
WORK IN THE CLASSROOM. ONE DAY
SOMEBODY SAID YOU REALLY GET
THAT SHOWING PEOPLE WHAT TO
DO. ARE YOU A TEACHER? AND I
WAS LIKE NOW.
>> WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE?
MEMBER CROSSED MY MIND TO BE A
TEACHER 12 YEARS LATER AND
STILL MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS
STUDENTS. HELLHAKE JEFFERSON
COUNTY TO A IS TO FELL INTO
A GREASED HIM.
>> LAST YEAR HE WAS NAMED
TEACHER OF THE YEAR AT EAST
WEEK. MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL FROM
DAYS.
>> THE KIDS ARE WHAT? KEEP ME
GOING RIGHT? I MIGHT NOT BE
HAVING THE BEST DAY FOR
WHATEVER REASON, BUT JUST AS
MUCH AS I'M THERE TO SUPPORT
THEM WHEN THEY NEED IT.
JUST WHEN I LEAST EXPECTED IT,
I GET THAT ONE STUDENT THAT
COMES UP BIG KMART OR YOU LIKE
THEY CHECK IN ON ME.
>> BUT MR. CHOI, THE LESSONS
SHARED IN THE CLASSROOM GO
BEYOND ACADEMICS, LEARNING TO
HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE
AND RESPONSIBILITY WHETHER IT'S
AT WORK AT HOME. EVERY ASPECT
OF THEIR LIVES SO THAT THEY CAN
BE SUCCESSFUL IN WHATEVER THEY
MOVE ON TO DOING THIS, IT OR
>> YOU ARE WRAL'S TEACHER OF
THE WEEK GIVE THEM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE.
>> HAS TURNED IT UP. A MISSING
TOUR IS CURRENTLY IN GRAD
SCHOOL WORKING TO BECOME A
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. IF YOU
LIKE TO NOMINATE A TEACHER, GO