By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Several signs with inspirational phrases hang on the walls inside Michelle Fouts’ first-grade classroom at Bryant Elementary School. The one with the simplest message – “family” – best describes how the 32-year-old University of Nebraska at Kearney alumna approaches teaching. That sign is surrounded by photos of Fouts and the 19 students who call her classroom home from 8:15 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. each weekday. They’re a family in her mind, … [Read more...]
Every day is Mission Monday for Mark Johnson, Sam Stecher
UNK grads changing the face of education By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Mark Johnson walks down a hallway at Bryant Elementary School. He high fives a girl on her way to class. She smiles. He smiles. It’s a simple act. But the type of interaction Johnson says is essential in today’s schools. It is the relationships with students, he says, that make a difference. “If a kid knows that you care about them, they’ll walk through fire for you. But if they know that you … [Read more...]
