After 35 years, LJH’s Anne Devert knows

By JAYCE EUSTICE | jeustice@shawmedia.com

This question from Devert’s mother helped spark a teaching career that has spanned more than three decades and now will come to an end this summer after 35 years in the classroom.

Working with kids came naturally to Devert after being the youngest of six children, working as a babysitter and watching her older sister man a classroom for many years before her.

During the early days of her education, Devert attended school in Bureau County and experienced many of her teachers handling multiple grade levels because of the size of the school.

After many positive experiences with her teachers growing up, and a few negative ones, she decided to fully pursue her own career in education.

“I had some fabulous teachers and I thought, ‘Why couldn’t everyone be like this?’” Devert said. “I thought that maybe I should be a teacher and see what I could do to make it all a little bit