Flora Fortune, a biology teacher at Columbus High School, poses on the first day of class today with the living ecosystem she keeps on display in a classroom sink. Fortune has taught biology for 19 years. Photo by: Carmen K. Sisson\/Dispatch Staff <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There's always something happening below the surface in Flora Fortune's Columbus High School biology class. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After 19 years in education, a teacher develops her own style, plying facts and fun in equal measure. It's a challenge, especially in state-tested subjects like biology, because pressure to cram massive quantities of information into the school day can amp the intensity and quell the enthusiasm. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
But Fortune has loved science since she was knee-high to a tadpole, growing up in Lowndes County and absorbing her father's passion for the outdoor world. By the fifth grade, she knew she wanted to be a teacher, and by the time she graduated from Motley High School in 1979, she was certain she would pursue either education or nursing as a career path. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Instead, she joined the United States Army, where she spent nearly five years and became airborne-qualified, making her possibly one of only a handful of biology teachers in the nation who can dissect a frog or parachute from a plane with equal aplomb. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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