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o                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Eula Tucker, a substitute for the



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    custodial department on cam­



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    pus, cleans the men’s locker


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    room. “I enjoy my job because

                                                                                    paying                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          the people are fun to work with.  I




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    also like being a sub because if I



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    am busy and can’t work that


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    night, then  I don’t have to.”




















                                                      Almost every college student,                                                                   accounting major,  is  in  his




                                                      at one time or another, must                                                                    third  year  of working  for




                                                      work. While some may work  America  Counts.  He helps




                                                      for the experience, most work                                                                   children with  math  in  the




                                                      to  help alleviate college ex­                                                                  classroom and also helps the




                                                      penses.  Students can work                                                                      teacher  answer  students’




                                                      off campus or on, which  is  questions. “I like the oppor­




                                                      ideal  for those who  do  not                                                                   tunity to watch  kids  better




                                                      have a car.  Work-study pro­                                                                    themselves. It’s rewarding to




                                                      grams,  America  Reads  and  see  a  kid  understand what




                                                      America  Counts,  are  avail­                                                                   they  are  struggling with,”




                                                      able to many students. They  Dale said.  Amy Duffy, a se­




                                                      commute  to  elementary or                                                                      nior special education major,




                                                      middle  schools  where  they is  in  her  fourth  year with




                                                      work one-on-one with strug­ America  Reads. This  is  the
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                                                      gling students in either read­ perfect job for her because it




                                                      ing or math.  This method  is helping to prepare her for




                                                      of tutoring  supplements  what  she  wants  to  do-to




                                                      classroom  learning,  and  teach.  “I  love  my job,  and




                                                      teachers are grateful for the  adore my kids,” Amy said.




                                                       help.  Dale Brister, a junior



















                                                                                     Amy Duffy is aiding a child at


                                                                                      Frontier Elementary as he draws



                                                                                      pictures of vocabulary words.


                                                                                     Amy said her method to help



                                                                                      students to learn how to read



                                                                                      and spell is to first work on the


                                                                                      child’s name. She said this helps


                                                                                     to build confidence. Then they



                                                                                      read a fun book and color in



                                                                                     their journals.
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