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Some things never change, teacher Carol Anderson says

 
DAWN MARKS | Published: June 21, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Carol Anderson thought about retiring in 2000 but couldn’t bring herself to leave West Nichols Hills Elementary School.

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This year, with three of her fellow teachers also retiring, the third-grade teacher finally made the decision to leave the school where she’d taught for 30 years.

"My life is centered here and at my church,” she said.

"This has been a family.”

More and more Oklahoma teachers like Anderson are moving toward retirement as baby boomers age. Anderson, 63, said she was surprised there weren’t more retirements at the school this year.

"I know that that’s coming starting with this year,” Anderson said. "But I think there will always be more good teachers coming. I’ve seen alternative certification work out.”

Anderson started teaching kindergarten in Enid in 1967 and worked in several other places before ending up at West Nichols Hills.

She said many things have changed during her career, particularly technology, but one thing has stayed the same:

"I love to hear kids play and watch them learn,” Anderson said. "I’ll always be doing something with kids, I’m sure.”

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