Howe teachers participate in workforce program

For the second year in a row, the City of Howe has invested in a program that has sent Howe ISD teachers through a program to help bring real Grayson County job skills to the classroom to prepare students for life after high school.

This year, Howe Development Alliance sent two teachers through the program. Tammy Camp, a chemistry teacher at Howe High School spent a week at the Sunny Delight Beverages plant in Sherman. Elizabeth Friedman, a physics teacher at Howe High School spent her week at Heritage Park Surgical Hospital, also in Sherman.

The program is put together by Workforce Solutions Texoma and supported by surrounding Economic Development Corporations or cities in Grayson County.

The experiences that the teachers gain from working in local factory or industry settings gives them an idea of what a lot of their students are facing when they leave their classroom.

Before the week, Camp told Workforce Solutions Texoma, ” I expect to learn how what I teach in the classroom will work in the real world. I want to be able to teach them what the company needs them to know in order to be successful, and teach collegebound students what type of degrees to pursue.”

After her experience she said that very few of the workers had college degrees, but most of them were making more money than she was. She said that they do have more stress in their lives, however.

Friedman also had a good experience, saying, “I was able to see how important math is. From payment systems to nurses who use geometry every day. The experience was above and beyond what I expected.”

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