Story by Steve Nash - Special Contributor to BrownwoodNews.com Kayla Gallaway teaches fifth grade math at J.B. Stephens Elementary School in Bangs, and she acknowledges that math is a tough subject.

"Kids either love it or they hate it," Gallaway said.

"And to see them succeed, that's just a blessing to me. I just love that part of it." Gallaway, a Bangs native, has taught for 14 years, all in the Bangs ISD.