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Show AW Salt Lake Clty.Utak-V- ol. 231, No. US f Csife i. West - - 4- H Edition '', r v ;V I 4f fSe&esday Uancfeg Jaly 24 1985 X From Farming to Diving for Golf Balls Teachers Find Cures for the Summertime Blues By Katherine Kapos Tribune Staff Writer Nine months a year, they work in classrooms, teaching reading, writing or arithmetic. In the summer, though, they become secretaries, farmers, tour guides and even scuba divers searching for golf balls in mucky water. Most teachers welcome the end of school and a ft change of pace. I couldnt teach in a classroom 12 months a year, explained Lynn Cutler, a summer corn farmer and a Granger High social studies teacher. Its nice to teach in the winter and farm in the summer. I have two different worlds I live f y i it 3 in. 4 Mr. Cutler's family has been farming corn for three generations and the contrast between his summer and winter job is one reason he became a teacher. Its a nice blend of atmospheres, he said. The change of pace is nice, but raising corn is anything but relaxing. In fact, the first two months back in school are tough because they conflict with harvest season. Its the worst time of year for me, he said. There are teachers who find unique summer employment. Paul Niebuhr, a fourth-grad- e teacher at Altara Elementary, scuba dives for golf balls. As the owner of Blue Water Divers, Mr. Niebuhr and three other divers are hired by golf courses to gather golf balls in ponds. There is tremendous contrast between my summer job and teaching, but its a good variety, be said. I love teaching, Mr. Niebuhr explained. But when schools out I'm ready to get into the water and when summer is over Im ready to go back to school. Mr. Niebuhr began scuba diving 25 years ago while in the United States Air Force. My summer job does have its advantages, Mr. Niebuhr said. I pull things like crawdads out of the water and keep them in a tank for my lesson on pond life. The kids get to see things they ' havent ever seen before. Some teachers become businessmen during the summer, working as contractors or store managers. Others conduct river runs, chaperone student tour groups or travel with fellow teachers. Still others, hke their students, take more traditional summer job6 like gardening, construction or working at Lagoon. Some teachers even take summer jobs as it 1 5 a . teachers. Teaching is my profession and I dont mind doing it all year, said Raymond Rogers, a Brighton High Biology teacher instructing a summer horticulture class. The slower pace summer teaching offers is another advantage, he said. It's not exactly 8 to 5. be there when the bell rings, he said. There are also fewer students in summer classes. Mr. Rogers horticulture class does not meet in a classroom everyday. Each student creates a See Page 7 Trfxme Staff Photo tv A! Holmowt Tor Lynn Cutler, a Granite High School teacher, summer vacations are spent raising and selling corn. Utah teachers have a variety of summer jobs to occupy their time and earn extra money. |