>> WHAT DO I DO WITH THE NUMBERS AT THE BOTTOM? SALLY: FIFTH-GRADE RUNS DEEP AND SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING AFTER MPS CLASSROOMS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS. SHE’S ALSO A PROUD GRADUATE OF MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. >> I HAVE BEEN IN MPS SINCE FIRST-GRADE. FIRSTLY 12 GREAT. -- FIRST 312 GREAT. -- FIRST THROUGH 12TH.. WE ARE NOT JUST PICKING AN ANSWER. SALLY: SHE FOSTERS SUCH A CURIOSITY FOR LEARNING THAT MANY TIMES HER STUDENTS WOULD RATHER STUDY FRACTIONS THAT HAVE FRIDAY FUN TIME OR GO TO GYM CLASS. >> I HAVE STUDENTS IN MY CLASS WHO NEVER WANT TO DO THE FUN THINGS. WHEN THEY HAVE FUN FRIDAYS THEY WANT TO LEARN. WE HAVE A DANCE TODAY IN THE AFTERNOON AND I CAN ASSURE YOU SOME OF THEM WILL WANT TO GO AND LEARN. THAT IS WHERE THE REWARDING PART COMES IN. SALLY: SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF TO BE A STRICT FIFTH-GRADE TEACHER. SHE SAYS IT ALL COMES FROM HER HEART AND SHE WANTS HER STUDENTS TO BE PREPARED FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> IF I AM STRICT, THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT. BECAUSE I LOVE THEM. I CARE ABOUT THEM. I WANT THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO EVERYDAY. BUT I WANT THEM TO KNOW IT IS OUT OF LOVE. WHAT WILL WE HAVE OF THESE NUMBERS/ SALLY: SHE CHANGES AS NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH OF HER STUDENTS. >> I THINK ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THEM, AND I THINK AS TEACHERS WE KNOW THAT NOTHING GOES BY THE BOOK. I CHANGE WITH THEM. THEY ARE MY BEST TEACHERS. I LEARNED FROM THEM. I CHANGE WHAT I DO TO MEET THEIR NEEDS. EDEN: THAT IS SO NICE. SALLY: MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THE CLASSROOM, SPENDING TIME AT KEEFE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HOW IT SAMUEL CLEMENS FOR FIFTH-GRADE. THOSE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE READY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. EDEN: SHE HAS TO BE SO PROUD AS A TEACHER WHEN THEY WOULD RATHER DO FRACTIONS THEN GO TO GYM CLASS OR THE DANCE. SALLY: WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT THE GREAT TEACHERS IN YOUR SCHOOLS. NOMINATE SOMEONE FOR OUR MONTHLY AWARD AT WISN. COM OR ON THE 12 NEWS MOBILE APP, CLICK THE STORY CALLING