WTOC Top Teacher: Haley Cranman

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah native is helping students connect the lessons of history to the world around them.Haley Cranman teaches world history and American government at Woodville-Tompkins High School, where she encourages students to share their perspectives on historical events and current issues.“They are at a very delicate age, where they are trying to fit in but are also being treated like adults because they will be adults soon,” Cranman said. “So it’s really fun to talk with them and get their opinions about things in history, things that are happening today.”Cranman grew up in Savannah and graduated from Windsor Forest High School. She credits her own high school history teachers with inspiring her interest in the subject and hopes to have a similar impact on her students.“I still remember my world history and U.S. history teacher from high school,” Cranman said. “They were the ones that sparked that in me.”She recalled teachers Mr. Hodges and Mr. Mercer as influentia