Instead of going into the medical field, Jennifer Baxter switched majors after her freshman year of college. And schools. She transferred to Missouri State and discovered the family and consumer sciences (FCS) program. “My experience there (at Missouri State) was wonderful,” Baxter said. “The College of Education was wonderful. I had wonderful advisors and people … [Read more...] about Living life to the fullest
Parents trust teachers to take care of their children. It's a relationship built on trust and mutual desire to provide the best for the younger generation. But how are teachers expected to care for others’ children when they lack the resources to support their own family life? Dr. Sarah Baker studied this dynamic for her dissertation. Specifically, she studied women … [Read more...] about Increasing awareness: The dissonance of motherhood as a teacher
It’s not just a classroom. It’s a learning lab. The students don’t learn from only one teacher. They learn from two – often at the same time. Jessica Ridder’s emerged in a growing education trend: co-teaching. Ridder shares her 1st grade classroom – known as a “learning lab” – at Sherwood Elementary with fellow MSU alumna Laura Snelson. They teach the … [Read more...] about Teaching 1st grade with teamwork
“In high school, the family and consumer sciences electives I took were classes I enjoyed the most and felt like could be applied to my life in the future,” said Cheyenne Doss, sophomore family and consumer sciences major. About family and consumer sciences The family and consumer sciences program teaches students about specialty areas of education. These … [Read more...] about Family and consumer sciences: Teaching life-long skills
Senior elementary education major Lauren Floyd didn’t always love reading. In fact, there was a time when it was the hardest thing in the world for her. It took a few years for parents and teachers to discover this wasn’t a typical challenge Floyd was facing. “It wasn’t until second grade when my family and teachers discovered that I was struggling with reading because of … [Read more...] about Deciphering the written word