SPANISH FORT, Ala. — Linda Grant might not have gravitated to teaching early in her professional career, but her enthusiasm level is right on par with those who never questioned their future roles as educators.

“I literally woke up one morning and said, ‘I want to teach middle school English,’” said Grant, who joined Spanish Fort Middle School in August.

In her fifth year teaching, Grant said she has learned humor is her closest ally.

“You have to have a sense of humor. It keeps a person sane in a middle-school classroom, and it keeps the kids enthusiastic,” she said.

Her message to parents?

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in an ongoing series designed to introduce readers to some new faces in the Spanish Fort feeder pattern.

Two more teachers will be featured in the Sept. 29 Spanish Fort Sun.

See the rest of this story in the Sept. 24 Spanish Fort Sun—on stands through Sept. 28—and available at The Bulletin and Spanish Fort Sun office, 1805 Main St., Daphne.