By Allison Kallin/El Inde The student sits down in the cold, metal classroom chair facing the school resource officer and begins to cry about a high school drama between her and her friends. Feeling alone with no one to sit with at lunch, she chose to pay a visit to the SRO office. Although this…
By Olivia Schanafelt/El Inde Kyle Shillingburg, a senior at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, is studying early elementary education. He is 21 years old, freakishly tall and sweet-natured. Shillingburg works at Kyrene de los Lagos Elementary School, Monday through Thursday, and remains there for the entirety of the school day. His day consists of…
By Victoria Ariate-Jover/El Inde Erin Garrett, a Tucson native and senior at the University of Arizona, walks into her fifth grade class ready to tackle a new day. The room is decorated with vibrant and creative student work along the walls. Garrett decorated the white board for the students’ daily assignment with different colored Expo…
By Aly Cantor/El Inde The preschool teachers arrive at 7 a.m. They sit and wait patiently until the classroom is filled with enough kids to clock in. Once all 16 kids arrive, it’s time for diapers. For every eight 2-year-olds, there is only one teacher. There is no typical day for preschool teachers: They may…
By Ashley Fredde/El Inde If one were to conjure up an image of a southwestern rancher, Richard Collins might be close. A rancher since the 1980s, Collins looks every bit the part, with his pants pulled over boots that have dried mud around the sole. His hands and face are weathered from working in the…
