StoryCorps’ National Teachers Initiative<\/a> celebrates the work of public school teachers across the country. By recording and sharing these stories, StoryCorps calls public attention to the invaluable contribution teachers have made to this nation. LEARN MORE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n <\/div> Meliza Arellano tells Sarah Benko, her former seventh-grade teacher, about how she became a serious student.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n\t![\"storycorps\"](\"https:\/\/greatteaching.carnegie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/storycorps.png\")
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