My Summer Vacation
Aug. 18th - Aug. 22nd during Morning Edition, Here & Now, and All Things Considered
It’s the classic question for kids coming back to school: “What did you do on your summer vacation?” Maybe you remember writing an essay on the topic.
Well, students aren’t the only ones who do cool things in the summertime. Many teachers also have the summer off.
So all this week, we’re flipping the script and asking five area teachers about unique experiences they had this summer. It’s called “My Summer Vacation.”
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It’s the essay question every kid has been assigned at some point in their academic career: “What did you do on your summer vacation?”But teachers have…
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Waynedale Elementary teacher Julie McCoy traveled to France over the summer to attend a a French attending. Julie first visited France several years ago,…
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Lisa Dunn and Janice Hunter are teachers at Fort Wayne's Lakeside Middle School who both have a passion for teaching students about STEM concepts and…
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Most teachers use their summer vacation to take some time away from students. However, this wasn't the case for Towles New Tech Middle School teacher…
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Tony Lemmon teaches science and math at Shawnee Middle School and driver's education on the side. He put last winter's snow days to good use by writing a…
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Nine months out of the year, Bob Ahlersmeyer is an English teacher at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne. But he’s a showman at heart, and once class is…
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Laura McCoy is a music teacher at St. Joseph Central Elementary School in Fort Wayne. During the summer months, she decided to take a trip to Peru. But…