Energetic. Respectful. Organized. Challenging. Enthusiastic. Makes you feel special.

The eighth-graders from the Prestige Academy charter school in Wilmington didn’t have any trouble coming up with a list of characteristics that make a great teacher — exactly the kind of teacher that some of them hope to become someday.

The students were part of a daylong Success Through Education conference at the University of Delaware on March 17, designed to encourage interested teens to pursue a college degree and a teaching career. About 75 students, many of them from groups that are underrepresented in higher education, from six schools around Delaware attended the event with their teachers.

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