Mrs. Tammy Pickens was ecstatic when she heard the news she had been named the 2015 Teacher of the Year for Cedar Ridge Middle School. Mrs. Pickens teachers sixth
grade science. She has been teaching for 23 years between Jefferson County, Decatur City
Schools, a short break with AMSTI, and finally “back home” (as she said) with
Decatur City Schools. Mrs. Pickens has been teaching since her childhood - being
the oldest of four children. She would come home from school and teach her
younger brother what she had learned in school that day. all the time! Mrs.
Pickens majored in elementary education and originally did not want to teach
sixth grade. Of course, the first job she got teaching was sixth grade and
she has loved it ever since! Throughout her teaching career Pickens has taught
third through sixth grade and has enjoyed each level for various different
reasons. The teacher who Mrs. Pickens got her inspiration from was her
kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Holland. Mrs. Holland was always kind and caring to
her students and eventually later became Mrs. Pickens Sunday School teacher.
When asked about a different career, Mrs. Pickens knew it would have to involve
problem solving. Her other two choices were becoming a mystery writer or an
investigator! Decatur City Schools would again like to congratulate Mrs.
Pickens on this honor.
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