Adkins began teaching when she was just a junior in high school in Georgia. Now, 75 years later, she is ready to enjoy retirement. And she picked the perfect day to retire: Her 95th birthday!
Grace Adkins deserves an A+ for her teaching career. The Georgia educator has been teaching children for more than seven decades. She also happens to read up to 40 books a year, and she rises at 3 a.m. every morning to ride her bike for a total of 100 miles a week!Adkins began teaching when she was just a junior in high school. Now, 75 years later, she is ready to enjoy retirement.
Adkins was first hired by Westwood Schools in 1976. She also taught at another Georgia school, Deerfield Academy, in Albany. She has a Master’s in Education from Georgia Southwestern State University. “I never say a child can’t learn. I find out how they learn. I don’t give up,” the nonagenarian said to local Albany news station, WALB News 10.
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