<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3ncMLZ_1F4X7mGD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3ncMLZ_1F4X7mGD00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>Chandra Bond, who teaches first grade at Lincoln Elementary School in Jackson, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. (WBBJ)</figcaption></figure><p>JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Chandra Bond, who teaches first grade at Lincoln Elementary School in Jackson, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery.</p><p>Bond has taught at Lincoln Elementary for five years.</p><h2>A surprise honor</h2><p>”I feel excited knowing that I won the educator of the week. I like it was a surprise," Bond said.</p><p>Bond said what she loves most about teaching is “her babies” and the love they share.</p><p>Bond said she uses praise to encourage her students.</p><p>“We do like praising in my classroom. That helps a lot with them because they’ll answer something right and we’ll say, let me get 2 claps in and oh yeah. So they like to be praised,” Bond said.</p><h2>Advice for future teachers</h2><p>Bond said a true passion for teaching is essential.</p><p>“I think having a passion for it because just teaching alone isn’t enough. You have to love these kids and know their culture and where they come from. Just be open as well,” Bond said.</p><p>Bond said she hopes her students remember her passion for teaching years after they leave her classroom.</p><p>“What I want my scholars to remember most, like years from now once they leave, is like Ms. Bond used to love me and I felt it. And she taught me so well, she was passionate about it. That’s what I hope they say years from now,” Bond said.</p><h2>How to vote and nominate</h2><p>Bond is now eligible for the Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Month award. To vote for Bond or any other nominees, visit the Tennessee Education Lottery website.</p><p>To nominate an educator and review the official rules, visit wbbjtv.com/educator.</p></div></body>

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JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Chandra Bond, who teaches first grade at Lincoln Elementary School in Jackson, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Bond has taught at Lincoln Elementary for five years. A surprise honor. ”I feel excited knowing...

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JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Chandra Bond, who teaches first grade at Lincoln Elementary School in Jackson, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an 

Educator of the Week: Chandra Bond

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