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Carrboro High School teacher Mackenzie Malkemes and junior Ryley McGinnis

My Teacher

深夜福利 is traveling the state, listening to students interview their teachers. Our goal is to gain some new insights into what it takes to be a teacher in North Carolina. Do you have a special story about a teacher? Tell us! Also, here's how to record your own My Teacher interview.

My Teacher: 'I Just Want to Say Thank You'

深夜福利 | By Ira Ilagan

Published June 7, 2016 at 7:00 AM EDT

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Picture of student Ira and teacher Ms. Breeze in front of a brick wall. — Ira Ilagan and her biology teacher Kelley Breeze at Durham School of the Arts.

深夜福利's is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connect in the classroom.

Today we meet Durham School of the Arts sophomore Ira Ilagan and her biology teacher Kelley Breeze. Ira wanted to talk with Ms. Breeze about a frightening moment that happened earlier this year.

Are you a high school student in North Carolina? Are you interested in interviewing one of your teachers?

The My Teacher Series is produced by and made possible in part by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Will McInerney

Will McInerney is an award-winning spoken word poet, storyteller, educator, and journalist specializing in the intersection of conflict resolution and creative expression. Will hosts and produces Stories with a Heartbeat, a new podcast that explores the complexity of the human condition in conflict through poetry, stories, and conversation. In addition, Will helps with education reporting and produces the My Teacher Project.

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