
As a child, many people have dreams to take up a certain career when they grow up. Many kids imagine becoming heroic firefighters, glamorous movie stars, or star athletes. Although in the future these dreams may not come true, one’s hopes provide long lasting goals to try to achieve. When Francine Painten was a young girl, she knew exactly what she wanted to be: a teacher. After tutoring individual students at Walpole High School, she was given an amazing opportunity — to teach a class of her own.
Raised in Fall River, Massachusetts, Mrs. Painten always knew that teaching was the job for her. She graduated from the University of Connecticut, but later got sidetracked, stayed at home, and worked outside of education. However, the tables turned when she was able to secure a position as a tutor for the high school and she found that she absolutely loved it.