{"id":17,"date":"2025-06-27T14:58:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewonderyearsteacher.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:58:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:58:52","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewonderyearsteacher.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi! I\u2019m Tammy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a&nbsp; mom, teacher, creator, and lifelong learner with a passion for early childhood education. I\u2019ve been working with children and families since 1992, teaching everything from Preschool to 3rd grade. I love getting messy, creating art, and seeing the looks on my students\u2019 faces when they get excited about something new in the classroom, make a discovery, or build something incredible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parenting is hard. So is teaching! And there is so little time to do it all! 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