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Tannar Thompson enjoys student teaching because he likes seeing the youngsters in his classroom succeed. Thompson, who earned his BS in education, was one of the graduates featured in the video shown at UWM\u2019s May graduation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thompson took an unusual path to teaching. After serving four years in the Navy, he started classes at UWM-Washington County before transferring to the Milwaukee campus to complete his degree in elementary education, with certification for K-9th grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll of my professors have been so welcoming and kind and just,\u201d he said, \u201cbut I want to give a special shout out to all the cooperating teachers I\u2019ve had.\u201d They have really helped him understand classroom teaching, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, he is student teaching at Indian Hills Elementary in River Hills. \u201cAngie Dolan (My cooperating teacher for student teaching) has been an amazing mentor and because of her knowledge, skills, and leadership, I feel confident and ready to do this. I\u2019ve learned so much from her already.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He chose a career in teaching because he wanted to make an impact on the community. \u201cI want to help raise the next generation of our nation’s citizens to be the best that they possibly can be and make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming a teacher isn\u2019t easy, he said. \u201cAt first it\u2019s really overwhelming. It\u2019s a lot of work and it\u2019s a lot to really understand. But at the end of the day, the payoff is you know how to make those lessons so well and so well thought out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of his best memories of his time at UWM was returning to classes after the COVID pandemic and reuniting with his cohort, he said. They have all depended on each other during their teaching journey. \u201cI\u2019m definitely going to miss this cohort that I\u2019ve been a part of. I\u2019ve made a lot of really good friends and it\u2019s been really amazing seeing everyone be so successful and learning how to be great teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s also had a great deal of support from family and friends over the past five years, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I am inspired by my late grandfather, Neil Thompson, who motivated me and gave me encouragement on those days when I felt like giving up, as well as my girlfriend Anna who has lifted me up whenever I needed a pep talk.\u201d\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, he\u2019s finishing his student teaching and beginning his search for a teaching position. He had his first interview the week after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that he\u2019s about to head into his own classroom, Thompson feels ready and confident. \u201cI know how to work with these kids and build relationships with these students, which is the most important part. A couple of years ago, I would never even have had a clue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe School of Education has done an amazing job of preparing students to teach in the real world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to help fund Student Success, please visit the\u00a0Give to School of Education<\/a>\u00a0webpage<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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