It Was a Teachable Moment

By Sara Ditta
CongressNow Staff

October 28, 2008

A raised arm in her sixth-grade class usually brought a smile to elementary school teacher Tierney Cahill’s face. She loved to engage students in activities and stories that would bring her lessons alive. However, on one such occasion in the fall of 1999, a hand in the air brought on a major change in Cahill’s life when one 12-year-old student asked: “Why don’t you run for office?”

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