PALMETTO, Fla. — Palmetto High School teacher Linda Carnes is in her 50th year as an educator, and said she wants her students to experience the same love of English she had as a student.
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- Linda Carnes has been an educator for 50 years
- She has spent the past 14 years as an English teacher at Palmetto High School
- She says she enjoys helping students improve and do their best, and ultimately be successful in school
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"Because of the fact that I enjoyed learning English growing up, I enjoy working with my students trying to help them accomplish and be the best they can be," said Carnes, who has been teaching at Palmetto High School for 14 years.
Carnes said she loves being in the classroom with her students. She says they keep her happy and young.
“Working really hard with them trying to get them to improve and to do their best," she said. "But its just the idea of knowing that hopefully I’m helping them to be successful."
In Carnes classroom, they work on writing, grammar and reading. She also helps them adjust to high school.
“If they get off to a good start doing the right thing, making the right choices and decisions, success will be waiting on them their senior year," said Carnes.
Now that she's reached the 50-year milestone, Carnes said she's still deciding what will come next, but currently doesn't have plans to leave the classroom.