Teacher report: all about Mrs. Cline

Even though Ms. Cline has endured a recent personal hardship, she has not let it affect her job or her relationship with students.  She is always joking and keeping everything lighthearted and happy in her classroom.  Ms. Cline just simply loves her job and her students. 

In addition to the love of her students, Ms. Cline has other loves in life. One of her main loves is her daughter. She is currently attending law school at the University of Tennessee.  “I’m counting on her to make a lot of money, so I can retire”, she jokes. Ms. Cline has 3 cats that she adores. She also  loves to read, shop and travel.  Her favorite book is “To Kill a Mockingbird”. 

Ms. Cline attended J.J. Kelly high school and college at Carson Newman in Jefferson City, Tennessee.  Her influences to teach were her high school teachers Frances Howard and Connie Clark. They were her favorite teachers.   Ms. Cline decided to teach because she was married and believed that it would be a good second income for her future family. She also loved the idea of having summers and holidays off.  She has taught for a total of 15 years, and teaches English. Ms. Cline chose English because she was always good at it, and it came naturally to her. Her favorite grade to teach is 9th; her favorite part of teaching is when she has a student in her class who hates to read and when they finish her class they enjoy reading. She says books like "To Kill a Mocking Bird", "Of Mice and Men" or "Speak" are usually the books that get kids interested in reading.  Ms. Cline states that she tries to keep class fun by cutting up with the kids and developing a personal relationship with them, so that it seems lighthearted and fun. She says that when she gets a kid that is a bit shy or closed off she tries her best to make the student feel at ease with her silly jokes.  According to Ms. Cline , she loves all of her students, so picking favorites is not really a problem. Ms.Cline disciplines students by warning them multiple times before giving them a referral form.

According to Ms. Cline, she loves her job but teaching is not a job that you can just walk away from, it’s something you take home with you.  She says she’s always thinking about her students.