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N2\sc i By Barry Ellsworth %€22/ pent <2 a, Turkeys. Ducks. Is this a Si ora ane A It’s the latter, Sins. Nelson style. Nelson, iches Grade 1 at Belleville’s Sir. John A. Macdonald Public School, believes youngsters learn better when they experience things t-hand, so she has a pair of incubators in the classroom. that morning during an official eS erage alist College. And Cee sir John A. coun vill host an gpen house, with some special gui und,” Nelson chuckles. “AL the ‘en 0 vot the week, they go back to the farm.” She aa the 34th teipient ced oe educator award, Belleville’s Sir Caer Bowell . former prime minister, fod bestowed annually by the Hastin and Prince Edward District School media and board s' Celeor 1Q Teacher gives students rea- anes teligencer photo by Barry Ellsworth tes lucator of the year Gloria Nelson believes in 1 hands-on education. curriculum evolve for the better. “The curriculum now is much, sl ut Hse ” Nelson says, because } the tongue that provides et as to wy she was selected guidelines are jMy kids Tmean my sient” ett ng the) aloo taught ari she corrects herse! a lau ; so Nelsonthas taught Grades 1and2 seletion sto | ee en 25 years ai leville , and Trenton schools, but she didn’t Nelson's deeds potions, ner is start out to become an elementary exteae Dest the | Tran fulfills tor pedagogue. She earned a i high school teaching certificate but She was the | the _sciool when her young son had trouble ditector of the 1 daugh- © reading, So ae up instructing Belleville| ter has fol- eieuee ool. It was a change Men’s Ten-pin| lowed in her “T really like the little guys,” Nel- Grade 1 without certain learning ie Aa WocAR son says. She adds that when people skills, but, “They go out reading coach and sec. ton has taught ask her about her “greatest achieve. and writing. It never ceases to retary for the for 11 years at ‘ment,” she always answers, “There amaze Junior Ten- ain William R. ‘is none.” _’ Nelson began her career teach-) Bowlers and is | Kirk School in i pps she gy vey studentin ing Grade 1 in 1975 at Dufferin’ currently the | Belleville. i represents an Street School in Trenton, and over | director of the And that tllevenient since most come into the years she says she has seen the | pg yjncial| boy who had Youth Ten-pin | trouble read- Board. ing? Tony Nel- son — now Wo runs a Belleville business, Taste of 7 } Country, with his wife Karen. Looks like she learned ‘em well.