Jason Peebles Second-Grade Teacher, Hayden Meadows Elem.

Sun., Jan. 30, 2000

Personal: 27-years-old, single, Hayden resident. Lives two blocks from school.

Salary: $26,000, with benefits.

Years of experience: Six

Class size: 22 students, ages 7 to 9.

What second-graders work most on: Reading fluency, math computation, writing.

What steered him toward teaching: His dad, Tim Peebles, an English teacher at Coeur d’Alene High School.

Best part of the job: “I like being able to work with kids. It keeps your perspective fresh.”

Hardest part: Getting the entire class to master the skills they need to pass.

Characteristics of ideal students: “They have a lot of support at home. They love to read. They’re happy to be at school, and they love to learn.”“

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