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Buddy Pearson & Meet Cookeville High School Math Teacher Chelsey Forgey

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Buddy Pearson meets with CHS Math Teacher Chelsey Forgey. Chelsey talks about if you ever need algebra when you become an adult, how she prevents burnout from overworking and other pressures within the job, and what the phrase "teaching with desire" means to her.

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28 Nov 2023 10AM English United States Society & Culture · Education George Halford, Jeremy Wendt, Tiffany Anton, Jennifer Mabry, Ben Rodgers

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