Educator of the Week: Erik Heller, George Washington Elementary
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Erik Heller is a 5th-grade teacher at George Washington Elementary School who strives not only to teach his students but ...
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Erik Heller is a 5th-grade teacher at George Washington Elementary School who strives not only to teach his students but also to act as a positive role model. 'I think it's a great job,' he said. 'I think it's a position that helps impact positive change in our community. I'd like to say I'm a positive role model; I hope to try to impact positive change. [This is] the big thing for me.' The Tennessee High grad attended Middle Tennessee State University and graduated with a degree in exercise science, but an economic slowdown a year ago led him to another calling: teaching.