“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
Parents play a key role in helping their child achieve success in school. Dr. Sascha Mowrey, assistant professor in the childhood education and family studies department at Missouri State University, shares with GateHouse Media a few things parents can do to engage their young school-aged children. … [Read more...] about How parents can prepare a child for elementary school success
By Jennice McCafferty-Wright, PhD What I Learned from Listening My work in civic education regularly brings me to Morocco. Previously, I studied how Moroccan teachers and their students experience and interact with civic education programs provided through public diplomacy initiatives. This summer, I brushed up on my Darija (Moroccan Arabic) and studied the development … [Read more...] about Speaking of Change in Morocco
Sophomore Iowa native Elle Ruffridge has certainly made her impact on campus and in women’s basketball. The Lady Bears guard holds multiple high school state records in Iowa and helped lead the Missouri State team to the Sweet 16 this year. How sweet it is “Who would have thought?” Ruffridge said. “We went one in seven for our first eight games. Then we won the conference … [Read more...] about Sophomore basketball star talks success