Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, February 7, 1994                   TAG: 9402080027
SECTION: NEWSFUN                    PAGE: NF-3   EDITION: METRO 
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TEACHER OF THE WEEK

Some folks say "Yuck!" to math, but not Lisa Doss, who minored in it in college. Math is this third-grade teacher's favorite subject to teach. "I think it's something that's very useful. You use it in every day life, such as in counting money or telling time."

Handwriting also is an important subject - one you definitely use in everyday life. Her nominator certainly knows that. "I think she should be nominated because she helped my brother and me with our handwriting. You couldn't even read my handwriting before she helped me!"

Doss said her favorite thing about teaching is simply working with children - especially if she'shaving a bad day. "I had a bad day the other week and they gave me a birthday card. It was very uplifting."

Doss is married and lives in Boones Mill, where she's taught at Boones Mill Elementary for seven years.

If you have a nomination for Teacher of the Week, send the name of the nominee, his or her school and why you think that teacher should be honored. Include your name, telephone number and school and send to NewsFun, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010-2491. The Science Museum of Western Virginia will award each Teacher of the Week a gift certificate for $50 to be spent at the museum's Teacher Resource Center.