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Home My WebLink About1976 09-15 New teacher should encourage student REVIEW Page 6 Wed., Sept. 15, 1976 THE REVIEW In Adult Basic Education program tNew should by Peggy Engholm that enthusiasm in the students. adults attain eighth grade skills. The When asked how she felt about the idea other course also meeting on two nights a After nine months of unemployment, of being an example of her students, week will help students who want a high Terry Thompson of 2807 N. Lake, North Thompson said "I have never really school diploma other than the General St.Paul thinks she has found her niche as thought of myself in that way,"modestly Equivalent Diploma (GED). a teacher of two adult classes at Glad- adding"I guess no one ever really thinks Thompson said it is indeed a large stone. of themself as an example." hurdle for students to admit they don't Assistant Community Education Thompson graduated from Southwest have the high school skills and then to do Director of North St.Paul-Maplewood Minnesota State College of Marshall in something about getting those skills. School District, Donald Kramlinger, 1975 after three years. She explains that thinks he has hired an extra special she wentsummers in order to graduate She said there are many practical person. early. reasons for attaining the skills as well as Kramlinger said a few of the things that Thompson has a double major in speech self enrichment. impressed him about Terry were her and literature with a secondary education Thompson tutored grades three through sincerity about teaching, her ability to certificate. 10 in basic reading skills last summer at communicate and her perserverance. During her education she did student Eastover, South Carolina through the He spoke of Terry being confined to a teaching at the Marshal University Open VISTA program. She said the literacy wheel-chair and said he felt she would be Middle School. In referring to her ex- rate was very low in the area and that it a good example of perserverance for the periences there she said it was very became a vicious circle with adults who adult students. rewarding. She noted that it is easier to could not read and therefore their Kramlinger said,"She has overcome teach in a more structured atmosphere children did not read. her restrictions and I think she will be where the teacher simply stands before great encouragement for her students to the class and lectures, but likes many of Thompson also did intern teaching for overcome theirs." the open school philosophies.She hopes to theatre arts at the Summer Theatre Arts "Adults who come back to school have incorporate many of the best of both ways for first through third graders. She said mastered a major hurdle. The next big of teaching into her classes. she has worked with almost every age step is keeping adults in school,explained Thompson will teach two adult classes group except adults and now is excited at Kramlinger. at the Gladstone Community Education the prospect. Kramlinger said Terry has a lot of Center. The Adult Basic Education class When Thompson went into teaching she enthusiasm and he believes she will instill that will meet twice a week will help was told that there were not any teaching jobs and that even if there were the jobs MEW - would not be given to her. She said that she wanted to teach and ignored such statements while hoping that things would work out. "Minnesota must have wanted to keep me," she said adding "Two days before this job came through I had made a mental note that I would give myself 10 days to get a job then I would move to Cheyenne,Wyoming to live with her sister and look for a position there."She is glad she can stay in Minnesota. Thompson thinks the adults who are new to this country are somewhat han- dicapped by the totally foreign culture and might relate to her in that way. "There will always be teachers for those people who can survive the system. I wanted to teach those people who can't survive the system as it is," she ,emphasized and explained, "That's where teachers have been needed." Fall classes at Lakewood Community College will begin Wednesday, Sept. 22. Students who have not registered for fall classes may register Wednesday and Thursday,Sept.15 and 16,from 9 a.m.to 7 p.m.and Friday,Sept.17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Additional information is available by calling the admissions office, 770-1331, ext. 123. encouragestudent ,,,,,,:, ,,,, ,..),..,.,_,,,,,,",. 1 :,t''„&,*.e-.7 r:'''.g,, ‹gg? .1' ,4,,,:,:44,1t." gI 4 44 i g f4 el el 1 t ', ; „. 7,...**.i.t. . -' 41 ,019 d 4044, * ,/toSi-4',,,, *, . , ,,„, .„, - ' ' 44)4ft,;4" '''''=,'4 ''''', '''''' 4' '4'24 ' *4 '-`,'''4,'4°C0;„,,,..,,,''4 ''',,,,, 41, V '• -.7.'''*-1114. abb.,' ' # °#0;# '''''.:4' V * 104*," 44. ,,,3 ' ,„,-.' , fr. ,,.kg <., ii-,„g:'''''' ' , took, it 1,:i-"''', s, , -,,,. t, ,k.) ,ar,.-si,if,- ,*- ,,c,,e4 ,i,,,, '1' 44,;/. ;='` d‘,.t � �•" i� 3. ,, 0 '. P }' { _. � ` fie. loft HOMEWORK—Terry Thompson prepares her lesson for the two adult education classes she will be _ teaching at Gladstone Community Education Center, Maplewood.