Name: Robin Walker

Age: 45

School: Sandy Hook School.

Marital Status: Married.

Position: Second-grade teacher.

Years at Sandy Hook: “This is my second year. I previously was a substitute teacher for a year at Sandy Hook.”

Education: Masters Degree in elementary education.

Residence: Newtown.

Reason for becoming a teacher: “It is what I always planned to be. With college expenses [I decided to] go back to education.”

The key to successful teaching: “Trying very hard to stay in tune with your independent students and their needs.”

Most memorable moment in teaching: “I was being observed by the principal while the students were writing answers on white boards. One student flashed a message and it said, ‘I love school.’”

Interests: “Reading, craft, hiking, sewing, a lot of hands-on activities.”