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Even with her commitment to her students, Dickstein said she had no idea she would win Teacher of the Year honors, saying she \"really didn't think it was going to happen to me.\"

Looking back, she thinks what makes her stand out as a teacher is that she teaches her students \"how to activate their own ideas.\"

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PHOTO: Kimberly Dickstein got married on Sept. 26, 2019, at Haddonfield Memorial High School, where she is an English teacher.
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\"When I feel like something needs to be done and it's the right thing I'm going to do it,\" she said. \"I think my commitment to service translates to my students and my students in turn are committed to what's important to them.\"

Reflecting on why she loves being a teacher, Dickstein added, \"I have always felt the calling to be a public servant and to do right by my country and my community in my best way and I can do that every day as a teacher.\"

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