11 Nov This cooking class is changing one student’s outlook on school, work, and life
This cooking class is changing one student’s outlook on school, work, and life Alli Lindenburg, EdNC.org November 4, 2020 [caption id="attachment_12206" align="alignleft" width="600"] Odin Bright on Carteret Community College’s main campus. Alli Lindenberg/EducationNC[/caption] School was hard for Odin Bright. A junior at Croatan High School, Bright struggled with grades and a general disinterest in school. All of that changed when he started his food service technology (FST) classes at Carteret Community College this fall. Bright now looks forward to school, has improved his grades, secured a new part time-job, and has developed a better mindset when facing challenges. The food service technology program is just one pathway for students in Carteret County Schools’ exceptional children’s program, which Bright is a part of. The program works with exceptional children to prepare them for productive work after graduating high school. The mission of the exceptional children...