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Vera Ahiyya Highlight
Every child who is in my classroom is deserving of love and respect, and they deserve to be seen, heard, and understood during their time with me.
About Vera
- I grew up in El Paso, Texas.
- I come from a long line of educators—both of my parents were educators, my maternal grandparents were teachers, and my great-grandfather was the principal, teacher, and bus driver for his school.
- After high school, I earned my teaching degree from Austin College.
- I started my teaching career in Austin, Texas, where I worked as a kindergarten, first grade, and English Language Learner (ELL) teacher.
- I spent six years teaching in Austin before moving to Massachusetts with my husband—once there, I taught kindergarten for another six years.
- We then moved to Brooklyn, New York—I’ve been teaching kindergarten here for three years.
- I’ve become known as "The Tutu Teacher" because I often wear a tutu, dance, and sing while teaching my students.
- I’ve also started a blog and social media presence to share my practices and classroom activities with other teachers.
