She does it daily. Gregoire says she loves the classroom and wants to remain in it for at least another decade, but ultimately dreams of taking time off to write her own textbooks and curriculum. American public education, she says, isn't sufficiently interdisciplinary, and shortchanges students in important areas such as geography. Meanwhile, she uses her evenings to pursue a bachelor of science degree in elementary education and a master's in children's literature. Perhaps the breadth of Gregoire's interests contributes to her unwillingness to fit into a particular teaching niche.
Nobody can describe exactly what a really good teacher does.
Michael Smith, another of Gregoire's charges, says he loves school and his teacher. Some people are very much into control, and they are not as willing to be shaped by their experiences. You've got to be open. You're not always going to know what's going to happen the next moment. They've been raised with technology and that's robbed them a bit of their own imaginations.