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I'm Diana Fesmire, and I'm the New Mexico Teacher of the Year. I teach middle school
Math at Chaparral Middle School in Southern New Mexico. My favorite teacher I ever had
was Dr. John Huber at Sam Houston State University. He took an engineering major who really loved
mathematics and wanted to teach--reach children and convince her she could teach elementary
math. He showed me that my difficulties in math could help me help kids learn how to
teach math and that mathematics could be exciting and inspiring and the path to the future for
me and for my students.