Teacher Name: Sadie Suire

School: Delcambre Elementary

Position:5th grade ELA

Q: How long have you been an educator or a staff member within education?

A: This is my 26th year in Education.

Q:What positions have you held? For how long?

A: 5th /6th grade ELA/ Social St. Indian Bayou Elem. (1yr)

1st grade Indian Bayou ( 5ys)

4th grade ELA Dozier Elem. (1yr)

1st grade Dozier Elem. (6yrs)

5th grade ELA Dozier Elem. ( 4yrs)

5th grade ELA Delcambre Elem. ( 8yrs)

Q: What is/was your favorite position as an educator?

A: I would say teaching ELA and getting the students motivated to love books.

Q: What changes have you noticed from your first year to now?

A: When I started teaching, education was fun! Now there is so much red tape, paperwork, and guidelines.

Q: What are your future plans (retirement, promotion, etc.)?

A: Hopefully to retire in the near future.

Q: What advice would you give to a new teacher or to anyone thinking about entering the world of education?

A: Good Luck! Now, young teachers have to compete with so many obstacles that our world has today. Society is not the same.

Q: What is a moment from your career that you’ll never forget?

A: The year I had the pleasure of teaching my son, Sage. It was so awesome to see him in the learning environment.