The Education of a Teacher: Lessons a Small Town Taught a Teacher - Noel Nation

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Nation, Noel: - Noel Nation was raised in Tulsa, OK in a close - knit middle class family. He played baseball in college and had a desire to work in the health field after graduating. Noel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. inn 1982 and went immediately to start his teaching career a the High School in Cleveland, OK. Due to his extensive amount of science he was able to teach Physics and Anatomy. He coached many sports and also, was The Athletic director. He received a Master of Science in Physical Education with an emphasis on Sport's Medicine from Oklahoma State University in 1990. He later became the Principal at the Middle School in Cleveland and retired in 2016. He soon went to work at the Dick Connor Correction Center in Hominy, OK as an educator for the inmates. After 2 years he was asked to come out of retirement and return to Cleveland Public Schools to teach Science again and is currently serving again in that position where it all started.