“Transitioning between college and the classroom was easy because of the experiences I received in the teacher education program at Western. The service learning experiences out in the elementary school gave me a familiarity with real teaching that surpassed other beginning teachers. I am proud to say that Missouri Western State University equipped me with the necessary tools to reach my full potential as a teacher.”
Kit L. Blake, ’81
Instructor of Teacher Education
Missouri Western State University
“Upon re-entering college as a nontraditional student, many professors became not only my mentors, but friends and colleagues. The Education Department was my home away from home and I spent many hours with those wonderful professors – always questioning, listening, and being challenged to my utmost potential. I loved that feeling.”
Debbie Lyons, M.S. Ed., ’91
Coordinator of Building Bridges
St. Joseph School District
“The methodology I was taught by the Education Department has been invaluable to my career. The relationships I established at Western were what I would consider my ‘golden’ experience, and those relationships helped make me successful.”
