(Source: Iowa Department of Education) Scott Slechta has taught for 35 years – 31 of them at Fairfield High School. An Iowa native, Slechta was drawn to education early on. Indeed, if you look at his life, virtually everything he has done has been education related, whether as a teacher or his other incarnations as a lifeguard, camp counselor or drama instructor. He challenges his students in his English language arts classes every day. But perhaps even more important, he challenges himself – reflecting after each and every class to see how it could be done better. Slechta, 57, lives in Fairfield with his wife, Tricia; they have four children, Margaret Way, Emily, Claire and Price. What lead...
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