<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4SGkgF_1GqMXzJu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4SGkgF_1GqMXzJu00" width="1600" height="900" ><figcaption>Ambria Phillips, Educator of the Week (Gray News)</figcaption></figure><p>JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Ambria Phillips, a Pre-K teacher at Arlington Elementary School, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery.</p><p>Phillips is in her first year of teaching. </p><p>“I am nervous, but I’m excited. I’m happy to get this,” said Phillips.</p><h2>What she loves most</h2><p>Phillips said her favorite thing about teaching is making a difference in the lives of her students. </p><p>“What I love most about teaching is making a difference in their lives. I didn’t have that growing up and so I just want to be the person that they look up to while they’re here,” said Phillips.</p><p>She also said she loves to watch them grow in every aspect.</p><p>“Honestly, I look forward just seeing my kids grow in every aspect. I want them to be able to do things ahead of kindergarten. So I wan them to know things already before getting into kindergarten. So I just wanna see them grow in every aspect that we do in class,” said Phillips. </p><h2>An inspiration for teaching</h2><p>Phillips said her biggest inspiration for becoming a teacher was her mom. </p><p>“My mom is my role model. So seeing her be a teacher and then going to be a principal, that made me want to teach and make a difference in kids’ lives,” said Phillips. </p><h2>Making learning fun</h2><p>Keeping children engaged in the classroom isn’t always easy, but Phillips has just the thing to gather their attention. </p><p>“Yes, there’s a lot of different things that I do with my kids. I do make different types of songs. We do different types of hand moves to help them learn and to get a better understanding since they’re all little ad I want them to like really try to understand a lot of stuff,” said Phillips. </p><h2>Advice to aspiring teachers</h2><p>Phillips said her advice to aspiring teachers is to trust in the Lord.</p><p>“The only advice that I would give to somebody who’s concerned to be a teacher is just to trust in the Lord. That’s what I do. I depend on him and put my trust in him and he led me here,” she said. </p><h2>How to vote and nominate</h2><p>Phillips will be eligible for the Tennessee Education Lottery Educator of the Month award in January. To vote for Phillips 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) - Ambria Phillips, a Pre-K teacher at Arlington Elementary School, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Phillips is in her first year of teaching. “I am nervous, but I’m excited. I’m happy to get this,”...

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JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Ambria Phillips, a Pre-K teacher at Arlington Elementary School, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsore

Educator of the Week: Ambria Phillips

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