Former Fort Myers Teacher Among U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan [left teaching for more pay in army]

The Naples Daily News ^ | March 6, 2002 | Mary Kelli Bridges and Karie Partington

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From article:

In the mid-1990s, when Anderson attended Florida State University, the state was offering tuition forgiveness after three years for certain fields of special needs for teachers, said Anderson's friend, David Childress, who used to teach with him at Fort Myers Middle.

Math was one of those subjects and something at which Anderson excelled. But by the time he graduated, math was no longer considered a special need and Anderson was left with large student loans, Childress said.

He stuck with teaching for three years, in the hopes that math would again be considered a special need. Finally he decided to switch careers, at least temporarily, to help with the loans.

..."He looked at his options and the one he chose was to join the military and serve his country," Childress said.

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FYI.

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[2Trievers]

WE WILL NEVER FORGET!

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[jwalsh07]

Some gave all. Thanks Marc and Godspeed.

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FYI.

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FYI.

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FYI.

[fourdeuce82d]

left teaching for more pay in army

Might have been a part of his decision, but nobody signs up to be a ranger for money- cooks, mechanics, clerks (god bless 'em all- can't fight without support) make just as much.

This young man might have needed cash, but he chose a tough way to get it.

He died with his boots on.

[Fred Mertz]

Bump!

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[AmishDude]

Sad story. Florida should have planned ahead for that special needs program. I mean, 4 years is a commitment and they should have arranged it so that 4 years after enrollment the tuition forgiveness would still be good. It must have worked, though, if it's no longer a special need. In most of the country, the easiest work to find in HS is math teacher, chem. teacher or physics teacher.

[TontoKowalski]

A sad bump. God bless his family and his former students, for whom he set a formidible example.

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[lepton]

[left teaching for more pay in army]

Not if he can do math. A SPC with 4 years gets around a thousand a month.

What most likely happened is he arranged to receive his tuition assistance up-front. Instead of serving then getting tuition assistance, he likely arranged to have the loans paid off in exchange for service afterwards.

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[lepton]

[left teaching for more pay in army]

Not if he can do math. A SPC with [correction] over 3 years gets $1599.60 a month. His starting pay was likely $1303.50 as a PFC.

What most likely happened is he arranged to receive his tuition assistance up-front. Instead of serving then getting tuition assistance, he likely arranged to have the loans paid off in exchange for service afterwards.