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Dr. Gary Smith joins a peer teaching

activity in his Curriculum and Instruc­

tion class. Education was one of the

main focuses at the college, and a

unique aspects was training teachers.

Dr. Smith, one of our dynamic profes­

sors, was the chair of the division of

Education. Receiving his Bachelor's de­

gree in Bible at CCC in 1975, Dr. Smith

returned in 1992 to work in the devel­

opment department. He has spent the

last five years teaching, something he

said he always wanted to do, ever since

grad school. Dr. Smith has taught a

variety of grade levels. He said, "1 love

teaching on the college level because

of the students' potential to influence

the future generation."

Students love Dr. Smith, and he

said he enjoys teaching students im­

mensely. "Students here are willing to

learn and want to learn." He has great

expectations for the students and com­

mented, "I think they will be success­

ful. We expose them to the real world

through internships at public schools.

We are also training them from a Chris­

tian perspective with a total world view,

because we teach them the spiritual

dimensions as well."

Kristal Whitelam and Brooke

Scharadin study their ESOL

homework together. “I think

we have a good program that
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cation,” Kristal said of the

Education Department.

“I like the 'Love and Logic’ ex­

ercises that we did,” said

Jenn McCann. A senior el­

ementary education major,

she is looking forward to

teaching third grade, prefer­

ably at a Christian school.