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In the Introduction

to Exceptional Chil­ Nikki Krell brushes

dren class, Paul up on her graphing

Smith participates in skills as she discov­

a game designed to ers the number of

show the difficulty each color of candy

exceptional children in a bag of M&M's. Dr. Gary Smith, who

often face in con­ Nikki said," The is associate professor

quering simple mo­ most important as­

tor skills. "It's great pect of teaching is of education among

to learn about the letting the kids know his other titles, de­

different aspects of that you not only scribed his job as "a

all children," Paul care about their

dream fulfilled." As a

stated, "so we can learning, but also

understand them in you care about 1975 alumnus of the

the classroom." them as a person." College, Dr. Smith al­

ways desired to return

to his alma mater. Af­

ter working as a

teacher, assistant prin­

cipal, and principal,

he received that

chance in 1992 when

he joined the Develop­

ment Department.

Excited to be working

with student teachers,

he said, "It's a privi­

lege to guide students

who will become

As part of her class

requirement for Cur­ teachers, helping them

riculum and Instruc­ be better professionals

tion, Jana Foltz
before they teach."

reads a children's

book. She hopes to

use her education to

work with mission­

ary children who

have varied disabili­

ties. This would al­

low the children's

parents to remain

on the mission field.

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