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SPRING HILL Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>A Hernando County ESE Pre-K teacher received a surprise honor after more than 20 years of dedication to young students.<\/p>

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Honoring a Hernando County educator<\/strong><\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

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Beth Meisberger has spent more than two decades molding the minds of young children at Suncoast Elementary School. Her daily commitment and passion in the classroom recently earned her a FOX 13 Teacher Tribute.<\/p>

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Her son, Alex, helped pull off the surprise, approaching his mom in the school library to present her with a certificate.\u00a0<\/p>

Meisberger expressed her shock during the presentation, saying, “I wasn’t even sure what was happening. Awesome, thank you. That’s so sweet.”<\/p>

Following a mother’s footsteps<\/strong><\/h2>

The backstory:<\/p>

Meisberger’s love for teaching started when she was a student herself, noting that a highly positive experience in elementary school made her want to enter the profession. That same passion trickled down to the next generation.<\/p>

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Her son, Alex, remembers attending Suncoast as a student while his mother taught there, joking that “It was definitely fun, I got away with a lot.” Now, he is in his first-year teaching civics at Fox Chapel Middle School. Alex praised his mother’s teaching style, stating that “patience and kindness is exactly what she embodies.”<\/p>

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Life beyond the school walls<\/strong><\/h2>

Big picture view:<\/p>

Outside the classroom, Meisberger fills her time as a mother and a marathon runner. However, she views her students as an extension of her own home life.\u00a0<\/p>

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Teachers regularly work long hours after school, spend weekends preparing, and use their own money to buy student supplies, but Meisberger says the effort comes naturally to her.<\/p>

“I like the kids. I like them. You just make your own little family every year with the new students,” Meisberger said.<\/p>

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