North Platte, Neb. (KNOP) – “You do not teach the sciences, you teach children,” said Jim Bauer, science teacher at North Platte St. Pat, who for decades.
Over the past four decades, North Platte’s Catholic schools have had the same instructor to walk in the rooms of the St. Patrick high school, teacher to students a variety of materials in the field of science. Jim Bauer’s career in education began in St. Pat’s in the early 1980s and ended at the end of the 2025 school year.
“I have always appreciated science, I liked to study science. I didn’t necessarily want to earn a living by doing science, and I also enjoyed people, so I started looking at opportunities in education, “said Bauer.
The 42 -year -old Bauer career was devoted to the St. Patrick high school.
“I didn’t really plan to go elsewhere, I didn’t really do it, I really enjoyed it.
Throughout Bauer’s career in education, technological progress has not only changed its teaching style, but also the way students learn.
“When I started teaching, I wrote everything in the notes cards and wrote on the Babillard. I learned to write on the board over my shoulder, so I didn’t have to turn my back on the class. It’s very different with the spotlight and that kind of thing, ”said Bauer.
Bauer said that a highlight of his teaching was to monitor the growth of his students.
“You get them like little seventh year students, but when they become junior and seniors, they become good Christian adults, then you send them on their way and start again.
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