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    FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE [November 28,2015, “To Whom It ay Concer: {am writing thie ter in cupport of Kaci Krogman as part of her application for ident tesching an School placement. "have known Kacie for tle more than two years, both as shea student inthe Enlish program course taught her and as she isan advise of mine forthe English teaching minor. Most recently she ‘was student in my Literature 352 Modern Bris Literature course. She is among the most determined, commited, and passionate students Ihave known in my’ years at eri Kcie regularly avails herseiof instructor conferences, extra readings and opportunities fo participate in work beyond the minimal expectations of her coursework and program activities. Though English is her teaching minor, Kaci teas her language ats studies as if it were her major. For example, recently Kacie Joined eleven Ferris English majors who atended the annual Michigan Council of Teachers of English (MCTE) conference in Lansing. About two weeks later, Kacie was panelist for a professional development event in our college where she spoke to twenty-one of her pees all English majors. She eloquently fold of how this conference inspire her, how the sessions she attended enriched he teaching preparation, and how during this day her interaction with other ELA tachers—veteran, recently certified, and pre-sevice—eoafirmed her decision to hea tacher, She has spoken fo me about changing her minor Jn English and double-majorng in English and Social Studies. only think of her asa major. Kacie she throws herseinto her studies and as a deep passin fr them. She is gong to make a top-notch, dedicated middle and high schoolteacher ‘As igh school English teacher myself for eleven years and later a high stool prinspa, | know how important is for good, effective teachers to embrace ther own subject mater with pasion and gusto, and Kase possesses exactly these traits. Unlike some pre-service teachers wo tend to limit the significance oftheir subject matter to lesson plans this young Woman engages wit the issues in all her studies, works hard fo understand and analyze concepts in her social studies discipline, and appreciates the significance, creativity, and history of English language and compostion/heteric, She seem to understand that to teach wel, one must continually have a disposition of inquiry. I can think of m0 stronger approach in the classroom, and this FSU honors student wil carey ito her high school stdens Beyond the classroom, Kacie i extraordinarily activ, both at Feri and in her communities. She has Tong been a leader in several campus student organizations. Ihave observed her this past year as she helped start one ofthe newest campus student organizations, the Ferris State English Society, now offically recognized by Feiss an RSO. One has only to peruse her resume to see that this fsa young comin ema" hon: (23159 9000 Maceo iarkee Kecie Krogman Reference Letter, Page 2 ‘woman who enriches her studies ina variety of ways. This past summer, for example, Kacie was awarded, ‘competitive and prestigious Student Research Fellowship, a program intended “to promote collaborative research between faculty and students” during the summer months. Kacie’s 10-week projet, tied “Love, Beauty, and Sexuality: Women in the Guise of Venus on Ancient Roman Sarcophagi” was an intensive and succesful one that grew out of her interest in social tues diseiplines and at history studies (the Tater, one of her other minors) Se presented her findings at amps leture session fr faculty his past ‘August. This kindof initiative and effort is indicative of her drive to lean and to share by “teaching” cothers—in this case. university facuty—even heyoad the elseoam Finally, Kacie hasan optimistic and congenial disposition, She isnot only the kind of student we teachers ‘joy, but also the kinds of individuals we hope o send to middle and secondary schools as strong, ‘exemplary teachers. Thave no doubt these characterises and dispositions will serve her well er fue

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