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Bob Bell & Cookeville Rotary Excellence In Teaching 2022 Award Recipient

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Bob Bell sits down with Stephen Simmons, 4th Grade teacher at Capshaw Elementary School in Cookeville, and the 1st place recipient of the Rotary Club of Cookeville's Excellence In Teaching Award for 2022. They discuss his background and journey to becoming a teacher, how education and teaching have both changed through the years, as well as the impact that the teaching profession carries, and the opportunities that it holds.

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24 May 2022 10AM English United States Society & Culture · Education

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