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By KAREN BRANCH-BRIOSO
The Tampa Tribune
Photo Gallery: Great American Teach-In
11:50 a.m., Wimauma:
It’s been a busy two days for Mrs. Chantel Wiles’ third-grade class at Wimauma Elementary. During the Great American Teach-In, they’ve heard from Tampa police officer Robert VanEtten, from medical equipment technician Philip Allen, who works at Brandon Regional Hospital, and a reporter from the Tampa Tribune—yours truly, Karen Branch-Brioso.
The first two must have made a big impression. Out of the 18 students, 13 want to be either a police officer or want to work in the medical field. The props must have played a role.
Allen, the medical technician, handed out latex surgical gloves to all of the students during his presentation—and most were still wearing the gloves long after they heard from him.
Sandra, 8, was one of nine students from Mrs. Wiles’ class who said they wanted to be in the medical profession: “I would like to be a nurse, because you get to look at X-rays. And you get to wear stuff and have to change your clothes a lot—because of the germs.”
Devan, 8, wants to be a doctor: “I want to save lives like him,” Devan said as he displayed his white surgical gloves during the interview. “He can take X-rays of people’s hearts.”
But Alejandro, 8, wants to follow in VanEtten’s footsteps: “I want to be a cop because you get a car and you get to arrest people.”
Alex, 9, concurs with that sentiment. He wants to be a police officer “so I can stop people.”
And Jalynn, 8, likes the future props that come with being a police officer: “You get to have cool stuff, like taser guns and flashlights.”
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Posted by Dianne Van Etten, Counselor, Wimauma E.S. on 11/15 at 02:40 PM
This was a great teach-in because of the wonderful speakers. Our speakers took time out of their busy day to spend some time with the best students in Hillsborough County. I would like to thank them and invite any one who would like to come to Wimauma E.S. to contact me at 671-5159. We are known as Wimauma Elementary School - The School That Celebrates Teach-In All Year. Thanks and Happy Holidays