Teacher of the Week: Missi Baker

Our Teacher of the Week is in her 27th year as an educator, all at the same Wake County School. WRAL was at Holly Springs Elementary to surprise this long time educator, who considers teaching a calling.
Posted 11/12/2025, 2:08:01 PM Updated 11/12/2025, 3:00:06 PM

UNTIL 07:00PM KEELY. ARTHUR,

5 ON YOUR SIDE.

>> THE OPERATIVE TERM, THEY'RE

FREE. OUR TEACHER OF THE WEEK

IS IN HER 20TH YEAR AS AN

EDUCATOR AT ALL AT THE SAME WAY

COUNTY SCHOOL. BUT HOLLY

SPRINGS ELEMENT, HE JUST

SURPRISED THIS LONGTIME

EDUCATOR WHO CAN SAY IS

TEACHING A CALLING.

>> YOU COULD USE NUMBER LINE.

COULD YOU USE DIVISION? THERE'S

NO QUESTION. MISSY BAKER WAS

BORN TO BE A TEACHER. GOOD JOB.

GIVE HER HALF AF 1, 2, 3 RUSH

AS BECAUSE 3RD GRADE STUDENTS

ARE FAMILY JUST LIKE OUR OWN

LOVED ONES WHO DROP BY FOR OUR

SUPPLIES. VISIT HONORING HER AS

OUR TEACHER OF THE WEEK.

AND MY DAD LOVES TO TELL PEOPLE

THAT I'M A TEACHER AND SAID

HAVING THEM HERE AND SEEING THE

U.S. IT'S JUST LIKE TO ME, IT'S

KIND OF LIKE THEY ARE AWARD

TODAY. THE COWS, THEY'RE THE

ONES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND

THEN MY DAUGHTER AND MY

GRANDSONS ARE MY WORLD. WHAT DO

YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE

TO DO ON THIS ONE FROM HIS

MAKER? THE KEY TO HER SUCCESS

IN THE CLASSROOM. IT'S ABOUT

MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS STUDENTS

OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE STUDENTS

THAT STILL COME BACK AND SAY

MAYBE THAT OUR SENIORS IN HIGH

SCHOOL AS STILL KEEP UP WITH

MY STUDENTS THAT ARE ADULTS.

NOW A MAIN IS JUST AS THE

RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE KIDS

AND THE FAMILIES TO MS BECAUSE

LOVERS STUDENTS AND SHARING IN

THEIR SUCCESSES IS AT THE HEART

OF WHY SHE BECAME A TEACHER IN

THE FIRST LADIES OF THE

STARTING OF WORKING IN A

DAYCARE CENTER MORE THAN 30

YEARS AGO. I JUST LOVED WORKING

WITH KIDS OUTWEIGHS NAME THAT

THAT WAS SOMETHING I WANTED

TODAY. AND HONESTLY, I JUST

FEEL LIKE IT WAS A CALLING MS

BAKER, YOU AT WRAL IS TEACHER

OF THE WEEK.

>> I GIVE HER A BIG ROUND OF

APPLAUSE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. SEMI.

IT'S A LOOK SO SHOCKED. KNOW IF

YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE A

TEACHER. GO TO WRAL DOT COM AND