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Social studies teacher gives up T.V. dreams to pursue a new passion: teaching By Molly Ann Howell Managing Editor
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er within the Gallup area for his or her determination to help students go above and beyond. Prospective teachers are nominated by students who feel they deserve to be recognized. This month’s award went to Jeff Hunt, the social studies teacher at Middle College High School. When he started college at Western State College in his home state of Colorado, Hunt knew he wanted to study history. In an interview with the Sun, he said he wanted to be “one of those hoity-toity muckety-muck experts” on the History Channel.
Jeff Hunt is the social studies teacher at Middle College High School. Before he went into teaching he thought he was going to use his history knowledge to get on to the ‘History Channel.’ Photo Credit: Bryanny Rich
But when he realized how competitive the field was and how much more schooling he would have to do, he turned to teaching. His first three years of teaching were spent at JFK Middle School in the GallupMcK inley County Schools district, but now he has been teaching at the Middle College High School for five years. Despite having dreams of being on T.V. or working at a museum, Hunt said he’s really “grown into” teaching. “A lot of teachers I know are blessed with having it be a calling, and they’re just called to the classroom. It’s
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