Twelve years ago, Mrs. Kathy Ewing could be found helping clients and their families cope in difficult times and overcome dependencies. Now, she is a Reading Interventionist guiding students in the challenges of decoding the English language. Born in Greenwood Arkansas, Mrs. Ewing knew from a young age that she wanted to work with and help kids in some way, which eventually led her to education.
“After earning my Bachelor’s in Psychology from UAFS, I became a social worker and really loved it, but the hours were unpredictable,” Mrs. Ewing said. “A friend of mine told me about the MAT program and motivated me to go back to college and become a teacher, so I earned a Master’s in Teaching from Arkansas Tech University and taught 10th and 12th grade English at Mena High School.”
Before coming here, Mrs. Ewing taught English, Oral Communication, and Journalism at Bell Point for nine years, plus a variety of electives for an additional year.
Mrs. Ewing absolutely loves her Kimmons coworkers and students.
“I have been really impressed with how respectful most of the students are here,” Mrs. Ewing said.
Mrs. Ewing’s biggest challenge as a Reading Interventionist is having to follow a specific program.
“I miss being able to create fun, engaging projects,” Mrs. Ewing said.
Mrs. Ewing’s favorite teacher memory was a few years ago when she and a couple of her colleagues came up with a cross-curricular project called “Be the Change.”
“It was during an election year, so students were learning about government in their history class, and they were working on argumentative writing with me,” Mrs. Ewing said. “For the project, students pretended to be campaign managers. They had to write speeches for their politician. We were allowed to go to the Sebastian County Election Office to see the voting machines and talk to people about how the voting process works. It was an amazing project. Our students were so engaged and had a blast.”
Outside of school, Mrs. Ewing enjoys hanging out with her family and Australian Shepherds.
“I love reading and working out, both of which are really therapeutic,” Mrs. Ewing said.
