Katie Randazzo, who teaches language arts to eight-graders, has known Couch for 30 years. They know they can't fool around. Marcia Salway was a student teacher in 1971 and Couch was her mentor. But I got my training from her because she let me find my place, find my own plan. New teachers have a different approach, Salway says.
Couch is more direct.
You can reason with these kids in junior high. You can show them that you really care. But you can't worry about whether or not they like you. She will be 91 on January 27, and she figures she's seen a lot. My daddy bought his first car and we went from Oklahoma to Nebraska.