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Rhonda Crow
Raymondville, Texas
rcrow@lfisd.esc1.net
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
I am originally from Lebo, Kansas and have lived in Texas
over twenty years. My life consists of my husband, Jimmy, also an educator, his
adult daughter, Dina, and her daughter, Mikayla. We have one dog, Beethoven,
four indoor cats, and were adopted by 30 stray cats. I am the youngest of my
family. I came 22, 20, 18, and 16 years after my brothers and sisters, an aunt
to 7 nieces and nephews, and a great aunt to their children.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
M.S. Library and Information Science
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Candidate for graduation
Graduate School of Library and Information
Science
BS.E Elementary
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas
School of Elementary Education
Associated Arts
Neosho County Community Jr. College
Chanute, Kansas
General Studies
STORYTELLING INTERESTS
I have always loved a good story, especially when it was
about the good old days. My mother would tell me when as a small child, I would
make them mad when I pulled up my little wooden rocking chair and ask them to
tell me about the “good ole days.” During college I use to baby sit for one of
my professors. One night the professor’s child came up and asked me to tell him
about the “good ole days”, (I was barely 20 at the time). I knew at that moment
what mom had meant.
When I became a teacher I saw how I had my student’s
attention when I would tell stories, especially about what life was like for me,
when I was their age. Then as I would introduce new ideas, famous people or
historical events, I would do so in a story mode, the students would come alive
and wanted to hear more and often would rush to the library to read more about
what they had heard.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
I love to read. There were times when I only read only one
kind of genre and nothing else. Now I am proud to say I am expanding my list of
need to or want to reads. I have a collection of dolls, small John Deere items,
cookbooks, and antiques, all which were bought only when “they spoke to me”. I
have made my own clothes and quilted. Recently have began my hand at scrap
booking.
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