Teacher Interview: Mrs.Basham

Rachael Basham is the new English teacher here at Mooreville High School. This is her first year teaching with a full time position. She was a substitute teacher for a year. While she was subbing here at MHS last year, there was an opening for an English I and Broadcasting teacher. However, she already had some experience working with students since, while she was in college and high school she was a tutor. Mrs. Basham also taught dance classes in college and in high school. She said that her experience at Mooreville has been wonderful. She said that the transition in the middle of the year was difficult. She had many people that made it so much easier. Mrs. Basham graduated from Mississippi State University. She is from Alabama, but she chose State because she wanted to go to college out of state and dance for an SEC school. Mrs. Basham tried out for their dance team, and the rest was history. While at Mississippi State, she studied Communication with concentrations in Broadcasting and Journalism. She also has a minor in Chemistry. I asked Mrs. Basham what advice she would give to anyone wanting to become a teacher. She said, “Take care of yourself! Teachers must give so much of themselves to their students, and you cannot pour from a cup that is empty. Show kindness and compassion to yourself and your students!”