January 15, 2010
Jackson Sun
GOP candidate for governor Bill Gibbons speaks to students at Madison Academic
Madison Academic Magnet High School senior Calin Temple liked some of the ideas for education that gubernatorial candidate Bill Gibbons highlighted during a visit to her government and economics class on Thursday.
Temple, 17, who plans to become a teacher, would like to benefit from Gibbons' idea of expanding the Hope Scholarship to give students majoring in education a full scholarship if they choose to teach in Tennessee.
She plans to study English and secondary education.
Temple is deciding whether to attend Freed-Hardeman or Harding University in Arkansas.
"I want to go into education because I believe it's a career that helps people and I have a passion for it," she said.
Temple asked Gibbons why he decided to run for governor.
Gibbons told the students that he wants to make a difference in his three platform areas - creating a climate for more good paying jobs, making sure Tennessee has a good education system and safe communities.
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