Oct262009
What does a teacher do with $25,000?
Filed under State by michael brindley at 8:57 pm
Last week, Campbell High School physics teacher Patrick Kaplo won the Milken Educator Award, an honor that comes with a nice chunk of change: $25,000. Kaplo, 36, is one of 53 teachers in the country who will receive the award this year.
So what does a teacher do with such a windfall? A new car? A trip to the Bahamas? I e-mailed Souhegan High School math teacher Marina Capen, who received the award in 2007, to ask what she ended up using the money for. Basically, Capen said the money hasmade life a little easier and allowed her to give to those need a little help.
Here was her response:
I have not ’spent’ the money…so to speak…at least not on anything tangible. I have been very aware of the people who have always supported me when I was in need and so I have been giving bits and pieces of money to others in need whenever I can. I find it more rewarding to be able to ‘give back’ and support others rather than spending it on ‘items.’ It felt a lot easier to get through the summer without getting small jobs as well. I was able to spend lots of quality time with my daughter as a result of winning that money (in the past I got tutoring jobs throughout the summer). I am trying to make it last. It’s not the money that makes you happy…it’s the time with family you get from not worring about it so much.
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