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title: College grad returns home to inspire as a teacher
description: "NEWS:Education Post: First-gen college graduate pursuing her passion"
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# [College grad returns home to inspire as a teacher](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/college-grad-returns-home-to-inspire-as-a-teacher)

 Written by [DSST Public Schools](https://blog.dsstpublicschools.org/helix/author/dsst-public-schools) | 05/15/18

"Teachers are a source of confidence for students. Teachers have the power to motivate students and help them realize their full potential. Mr. Thapar had done that for me. Now I wanted to pay it forward to students from my community, many of whom lack that confidence and limit their options as a result."

[Read the full article here.](http://educationpost.org/i-graduated-college-so-i-could-teach-at-my-high-school/)

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