teacher highlight: emma majure
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e have many fabulous teachers in Louisiana. One such teacher is Mrs. Emma Majure, who teaches eighth grade at Pineville Junior High. She came to our attention when we were alerted of the fact that she was collecting books to create her own personal library within her classroom. That wouldn’t have been unusual necessarily, except for the fact that she had personally bought most of them herself before reaching out to the public. When we interviewed her she said “I wanted what I did every day to matter and to result in a better tomorrow, so I decided to invest in kids.” Invest she certainly has. She engages her students in new and exciting ways, such as having the kids act out certain stories, write alternate endings, and do a lot of hands-on projects. In looking through pictures of her classroom the first thing that strikes you is that it doesn’t look much like the typical classroom. She strives to create an environment that piques different personality types and creative levels. The principal at Pineville Junior High gives the teachers control over how their classrooms look. “I painted it fun colors, hired a friend to hand-paint a few designs, bought a few decorations from Etsy, and searched the marketplaces and thrift stores for furniture. My room is full of kitchen tables, standing desks, stools, etc. There are no regular desks in my room.”
