Date: Fri 19-Jan-1996
Date: Fri 19-Jan-1996
Publication: Bee
Author: STEVEB
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Teacher Profile: Chris Horan
SCHOOLS
Teacher Profile
This is the first in a series of short profiles of teachers from Newtown
Public schools.
Name: Chris Horan
Age: 30
School: Newtown Middle School
Grade: Seventh
Years in school system: One.
Education: Received undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut,
and master in education from the University of Bridgeport.
Residence: Meriden .
Former occupation: Newspaper reporter for Meriden Record-Journal and Branford
Review .
Marital status: Married this past December. Honeymooned in the Berkshires.
Reason for becoming a teacher: "In my experience as newspaper reporter, I
covered the Board of Education. I always felt at home in the schools. I had a
sensation that this is where I belong. To be here completes the circle that I
began when I left journalism."
The key to successful teaching: "I think you need to have a composite approach
to teaching, especially in the middle school. The students here are emerging
human beings, but also students."
Best memory from teaching: "The professional and personal support from all my
co-workers."
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