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SUCCESS AN AGRICULTURE TEACHER CULTIVATES POTENTIAL IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY CC KALLAM
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knows firsthand the impact of having a good mentor. He says Julian Smith, his agriculture teacher at
hristopher Hart
Chatham Central High School,
“saw something [in me], and at that time I didn’t see it in myself.” Christopher was a senior at N.C. State when Julian suggested he consider teaching as a profession.
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