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NCS Spotlight Teachers
Selected by students. Interviewed by students. Written by students.
Frances Porter
Frances J. Porter was born August 23, 1952 in Louisiana. Mrs. Porter teaches 4th grade at the NCS Peoria campus. She has been teaching for 15 years but has been teaching at NCS for 12 years. Frances is a mother to two children, Rachel and Michael, who attended NCS from kindergarten through 12th grade and a wife to Jim Porter, a pastor. She enjoys reading and listening to music. Mrs. Porter has received the "Who's Who in American Teachers" award.
Frances Porter states that the most important lesson that every child should learn is "to follow directions, so that a child will develop the habit of following God's directions." Frances's technique in teaching is "to have a structured environment with lots of love and encouragement." Her inspirational thought is "You can't change the circumstances, but you can change your attitude." Mrs. Porter's favorite scripture reference is found in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans that I have for you, 'declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." We appreciate her hard work and dedication to teaching students at Northwest Christian School.
Barbara Duncan
Barbara Duncan was born on August 22, 1958 in a small town in Central Illinois, but grew up in the rural area north of Chicago. She has been a teacher for 20 years, has been teaching at NCS for 15 years, and is the English Department head and Junior Class sponsor. Barbara is a wife of 21 years to her husband Mark. Barbara has three Golden Retrievers and one Black Lab. All of her immediate family lives within a 2-mile radius from her house. She enjoys reading, hiking, scrap booking, and spending time with family and friends. Mrs. Duncan has received awards such as: a scholarship to attend Oxford University and has been recently given the prestigious offer to attend the National Endowment of the Arts held at Texas A&M University. She is one of 25 teachers selected from across the country to attend this conference. She has spent the last two summers studying British Literature at Oxford University in England.
Mrs. Duncan states that the most important lesson and inspirational thought that every child should learn and know is, that he/she is a child of the King. He loves you, cares for you, and wants the best for you. He should be first in your life and then everything else will fall into place. Barbara’s technique in teaching is to use a variety of techniques. She likes to incorporate fun, hands-on activities, field trips, art projects, etc. Her favorite scripture reference is Psalm 1. We thank her outstanding work and dedication to teaching the High School students at Northwest Christian School.
Previous Spotlight Teachers
Deborah Noland and Dale Morin
Dawna Underwood and Alicia Wall
Brian Cross and Carol Nielsen
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