Mrs. Fuhr's Social Studies World

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About The Teacher Label:


About The Teacher
I went back to school to become a teacher after spending many years in higher education as an academic counselor. When we moved to Pennsylvania, I transferred numerous credits from three other colleges to Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. I really enjoyed being back in school full-time. In May of 2000, I graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education-Social Studies. After twenty years, it was time to have a new career and I was ready finally to be a teacher. I have not regretted my career change one minute. Teaching is my vocation, my calling. I feel complete when I am with my students and in the environment of an active classroom that we create together. Currently, I am also a graduate student at the University of Michigan/Flint where I am working on a master's degree in social studies. On a personal note, I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Ken Fuhr, for thirty-four years. We have two sons, Matthew and Timothy. Matt is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a BS in history. He is currently working with Chase Manhattan in Chicago. He is married to Kristin, who is a nurse, and they have a boxer, Trinity. Tim is a 2009 graduate of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, GA with a BS in Business-Finance. Mr. Fuhr owns a business in Michigan and Georgia that is involved in the same industry that he has been in for twenty-three years,product fundraising. The company is called Norstar Associates, Inc. and is made up of several veteran fundraisers, like himself, who want to change the industry for the better, especially for the schools. We also have one dog, Lucy, who is a Yorkshire Terrier that we inherited from my mother. Besides taking care of a large yard of flowers, I also like to travel, read (I read a plethora of books),visit historical sites, and plan exciting opportunites for my students to experience.

Mission Label:


Mission
I believe that every student has an opportunity to learn and to become a valuable citizen of our great nation, and the world. Through an active, enriched, and academically challenging classroom, these goals can be met for all students. It is my goal to make this mission a reality.