42 • Off icialKidsMag.com •march 2019
By Suzanne Rhodes
Special to Official Kids Mag
have you ever had a rock star teacher?
Someone who's made a huge impact on
your life – who maybe even inspires you to
become a teacher?
Kayla Kinsey was that sort of teacher for
Kim Le. Kim is a freshman at the University
of arkansas majoring in elementary
education. and ms. Kinsey is her role
model.
"I was held back in kindergarten, and
when I started first grade, I was the only
asian student in my class [at Joe mathias
elementary in rogers," Kim said. "I lacked
confidence. I felt like I wasn't worthy
enough. But then ms. Kinsey just loved
me and said I should be proud that I was
Vietnamese."
as Kim continued in school, other
teachers encouraged her. "I was inspired
by my teachers. They made a difference
in my life because growing up, I had no
one graduate in my family. No one went
to college or even high school. and I want
to change that. I want to change kids who
feel that just because they're poor doesn't
mean they can't go to college."
To pay for her education, Kim has an
Kim le studies elementary education at the u of a
and says teaching is like 'hitting the jackpot.'
You Can
Become a
Teacher and
Change the World!
