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Teacher uses history to point students toward future

By Harold Reutter
harold.reutter@theindependent.com
Published: Sunday, December 20, 2009 8:06 PM CST
Amanda Levos has always loved history.

So it is no surprise that Levos, a native of Columbus, majored in secondary education with an endorsement in social sciences when she enrolled at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Earning that degree would allow Levos to teach high school classes in geography, economics, sociology or psychology, but most important of all, history.

"I have a love for history and I enjoy teaching it," she said.  Full Story

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