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Sandi Strain

Subject Area(s): Second Grade
Home Town:
Lincoln, NE
Year you entered the teaching profession: Fall of 1976
Degrees Held & Institution Received From:
  Bachelor of Science, Nebraska Wesleyan University; Masters of Elementary Education, University of Nebraska; 36 additional post-graduate hours
Favorite thing about teaching: the excitement and enthusiasm of the kids and the "light-bulb moments"
Extra Duty Assignments:  none--no time!
Family:  My husband John is a Biology teacher at Lincoln Southwest High School. Our oldest daughter Megan is a graduate student at Kansas State University.  She is working toward a PhD in Social Psychology. Our youngest daughter Kelsey is Spanish major at Nebraska Wesleyan University.  She studied in Argentina and loved it.  The youngest member of our family is our darling little fluff-ball dog named Phoebe.
Hobbies/Interest Areas: I enjoy doing things with my family, such as traveling, going to sporting events, and seeing movies.  We always have a great time when we're together.

One of my favorite quotes is: "Whether you say 'I can' or 'I can't'...you're right!"