Relating to struggles
by Bluffton University and available here
THE CLASSROOM IS WHERE SHE WANTS TO BE
As a third-grade student struggling with her math assignments, Morgan Deffenbaugh’s teacher, Dawn Brubaker ’97, “went the extra mile.”
“She sat down with me, and my abilities grew,” said Deffenbaugh ’25, of Columbus Grove, Ohio. “From that moment on, I wanted to be a teacher and be like her.”
Now a primary P-5 education and intervention specialist double major at Bluffton University, Deffenbaugh has relished her education department field experiences in districts including Shawnee and Bluffton. She’s currently completing a pre-student teaching experience ahead of her fall student teaching placement in Ada. […]
