A Primary Source

By Susie Rogers, 5th-8th, ELA

Guest speakers give our students a unique opportunity to hear about a topic first-hand, ask questions, and interact with experts. As part of our career fair research project in May, we have been blessed in having some wonderful professionals come to talk to our students about the characteristics of their job. This week Arkansas House Representative Carol Dalby honored us with her presence to talk about her careers as a lawyer, a judge, and a politician. Representative Dalby shared some interesting and eye-opening facts about how a bill becomes a law, procedural rules during a session, the demographic changes over time, the monetary expectations during a campaign, and the time commitment of a public servant! St. James is very fortunate that we are able to go beyond texts and lectures and actually bring the real world in.