Tag: teacher
Not long before he died, basketball coach turned inspirational speaker Jim Valvano shared a few nuggets of advice. Do something every day that makes you laugh. Do something every day that makes you cry. Do…
Lake Johnson could have been an engineer, until he decided that he really didnt like college chemistry. It was really hard. I thought, I dont like this anymore, he said. So he changed his major…
Kim Matney was ready for something new. Shed made a name for herself in hospitality management, opening new hotels, overseeing catering jobs, lots of stuff like that. She put her career on the backburner once…
Teaching has become more than an avocation for Anna Mitchell. It fits neatly with her background in drama, where Mitchell often handled behind-the-scenes duties in assorted theatrical productions in her native Spring Hill. As she…
Devin Carey said his parents insisted he and his brothers try new things to figure out where their talents lie. They made us try everything, said Carey, who grew up in Beatrice, Neb.. So he…
Jalayne Nelson understands how it feels to struggle in school. As a child, she needed special education services. I felt like I wasnt smart, but I didnt know that when I tested for special education…
Audrey Gardner loved teaching in Iola, her mother, Rosemary Gardner, told a crowd of teachers and staff at Lincoln Elementary School Tuesday. In an emotional address, Rosemary said her daughter invested her heart and time…
MAIZE, Kan. (AP) A fourth-grade Kansas student has his school nurse and an aide to thank for saving him from choking on a chicken nugget. The Maize Board of Education recognized nurse Stephany McClellan…
MORAN ? Stephen Smith, science instructor at Marmaton Valley High School, has been named a recipient of the 2019 Wolfe Family Teaching Award from the University of Kansas. Smith, who has taught at Marmaton Valley…
Dear Carolyn: I hate honorifics for myself and want to be called by my first name, period. Some kids in my life have parents who say they HAVE to call me Ms. Lastname or at…
