In her 25th year of teaching school, Krista Pollock said, "I still love it."

Telling her teaching philosophy, Pollock said, "Kids don't care how much I know until they know how much I care." On Monday mornings she asks every student how their weekend was. "They trust me. It's all about relationships. They know I care about them. I watch their ballgames and other extra-curricular activities – I like to know. I've found that by first having a good relationship with my students – then their learning will come. I firmly believe that."

"My passion is teaching math," Pollock said. She currently teac...