VACAVILLE (CBS13) — A local teacher started using TikTok as a way to engage her students, but in doing so she also reached thousands of followers.
Rebecca Schafler is a fifth-grade teacher at Markham Elementary School. She says she first started using TikTok as a way to communicate with students who did not have Chromebooks.
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Now she uses it to show her comedic side since they can’t see it in person.
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“This is just who I am as a person. I want kids to love coming to school and know that they can have fun, and they can laugh, but still learn and be successful,” Schafler said.
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Schafler has 25,000 followers on the app and 300,000 likes. Her advice to aspiring TikTokers is to always be yourself.
