{"id":7755,"date":"2017-04-16T10:10:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-16T15:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=7755"},"modified":"2017-06-23T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T18:40:10","slug":"triplets-pursue-a-passion-for-teaching-at-uw-stevens-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2017\/04\/16\/triplets-pursue-a-passion-for-teaching-at-uw-stevens-point\/","title":{"rendered":"Triplets pursue a passion for teaching at UW-Stevens Point"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s not uncommon to find siblings attending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point<\/a>. But not many sisters and brothers have the experience of starting college, taking nearly all their classes and preparing for graduation as a group of two \u2013 or three.<\/p>\n

As sisters and triplets, Rachel, Fran and Jackie Weiss have had this special university experience. The three are seniors in the School of Education<\/a> within the College of Professional Studies<\/a> at UW-Stevens Point.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not weird for us,\u201d Jackie explained. \u201cWhen we\u2019re together and in the same classes, we don\u2019t even think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s weirder for professors,\u201d Fran added, laughing.<\/p>\n

In Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the Weiss triplets grew up in teaching roles \u2013 babysitting, leading Sunday school and Girl Scout camp activities, and volunteering in their community. The three also worked for five years as teaching assistants in elementary summer school classes.<\/p>\n

After completing high school, it came as no surprise to family and friends as the sisters went on to study and prepare for careers in education.<\/p>\n

Although the three had no initial plans to attend the same college, the Weiss triplets stayed close to their hometown and enrolled in UW-Washington County before transferring to UW-Stevens Point in the fall of 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to attend a university with a good education program,\u201d Rachel explained. \u201cWe toured the campus, we loved it, and it was a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUWSP is an in-between size,\u201d Jackie added. \u201cThere are things to do, yet it\u2019s not a super big city, but it\u2019s also not super small.\u201d<\/p>\n

All three are happy with their decision and agree the professors at UW-Stevens Point have made them confident in their choice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI talk to friends at other schools, and I think we have really good professors here,\u201d Jackie explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey give you so many opportunities to go into the classroom and get involved to gain experience in teaching,\u201d Fran said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have your own classroom, as a teacher, you have a good model to reference,\u201d Rachel added. \u201cThe professors here want you to have a good experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Krista Slemmons, assistant professor of biology at UW-Stevens Point, described Jackie and Fran as smart, hard working and meticulous in class.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, to top it off, they are creative, witty and fun,\u201d Slemmons said. \u201cI know they will do amazing things and be great teachers \u2013 the kind students will always remember.\u201d<\/p>\n

Consistently on the dean\u2019s list, the Weiss triplets admit they are academically competitive with each other, but in a positive, encouraging way. \u201cWe push each other to do well,\u201d Rachel said.<\/p>\n

The sisters recently took a course together over winterim with Perry Cook, professor of education at UW-Stevens Point.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are outstanding students and future educators,\u201d Cook said. \u201cThey have wise questions to pose, are eager to learn and to apply everything right away, and they care deeply about becoming the best educators they can.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI told them I was sad they weren\u2019t sextuplets because I\u2019d love another three of them in class \u2013 they got a kick out of that,\u201d Cook added. \u201cThey have an amazing future ahead of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each sister is pursuing a different subject area in education. Jackie would like to teach English as a second language, Fran is interested in middle school math, and Rachel is focusing on secondary science.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe used to think there may be competition getting a job among us, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019ll be the case anymore,\u201d Jackie said, laughing.<\/p>\n

As the Weiss triplets look ahead to completing their degrees and teaching, they recognize it may be the first time the three are no longer together in a classroom setting.<\/p>\n

\u201cUW-Stevens Point has been really fun, and the people we\u2019ve met have been great,\u201d Fran said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel ready to teach our own classrooms and students,\u201d Rachel added.<\/p>\n

Jackie, Fran and Rachel Weiss will graduate in December, after student teaching this fall. To learn more about the School of Education at UW-Stevens Point, visit www.uwsp.edu\/education<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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