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Remembering Marian Vance: A teacher who made a difference A Col. William Casey Elementary School Student's note: I want to be Nirs," and the book Marian Vance gave her with the inscription, "To my little friend," are treasures the Chair of the Nursing Division at Lindsey College clings to to this day Mrs. Vance embodied experiential learning! For her, and all the teachers who care to make a difference in the life of a student, I am truly grateful. - DR. MARIAN SMITH By Dr. Marian Smith, RN Last evening I became aware of the death of Mrs. Marian Vance. Wow, a life of 101 years! This morning I am sitting in my office in the Goodin Center for Nursing and Professional Counseling at Lindsey Wilson College. With a quick glance to the left, my eyes are drawn to two precious scholarly collections on my book shelf. First, is a photo drawn on manila yellow paper with a stick figurine of a someone dressed in an orange uniform with a blue hat caring for a patient in a hospital bed. A number two pencil marking etched across the top of the picture reveals the following quote, "I want to be Nirs". Some years ago, when I completed my graduate degree in nursing at the University of Louisville, my mother gave me this archived piece of artwork. The drawing was rendered in Mrs. Marian Vance's classroom at Colonel William Casey Elementary School. Next, on the same shelf, is a well read version of a children's book titled, I Want to Be a Teacher, by Carla Green. When I open the book, a precious note is revealed "To my little friend" ~ Mrs. Vance. I do not recall when Mrs. Vance gave me this book, but in the journey of my life, for obvious reasons, I have clung to it. It seems as if Mrs. Vance knew about my life's calling as I sat in her classroom nearly 45 years ago. Clearly she held the power to bring forth in her students those gifts and callings which we knew nothing about. Just as she fondly recalled many times the former students who sat in her classroom, which included my mother and my siblings, I too have recalled her energy, wit, wisdom, caring and compassion as my first grade teacher. Dr. Parker Palmer, noted author of the best-selling book, The Courage To Teach, states that good teachers can awaken a sense of self in students, can make connections not held by methods but by the heart, and are truly present in the classroom and in the lives of their students. As I drove to the office today, I thought of Mrs. Vance and the influence and impact she has truly had on my life and my life's calling- that of becoming a nurse and a teacher. I remember her coordinated field trips to our family dairy farm with first-graders. Mrs. Vance embodied experiential learning! For her, and all the teachers who care to make a difference in the life of a student, I am truly grateful. - Dr. Marian Smith RN , Nursing Division Chair, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Lindsey Wilson College See also: Marian Clayton Vance, 101, Adair County, KY (1912-2013) This story was posted on 2013-04-25 11:02:03
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