{"id":27,"date":"2007-01-26T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-26T22:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/linux\/wordpress\/?p=27"},"modified":"2017-04-06T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T19:44:08","slug":"from-the-classroom-to-the-capitol-adams-makes-the-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=27","title":{"rendered":"From the classroom to the Capitol, Adams makes the grade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Above: Before being elected to the Legislature, Greg Adams taught American government and economics at York High School. His teaching career spanned 31 years.<\/em><\/p>\n

For 31 years, Sen. Greg Adams has stood before York High School classrooms full of young people teaching them the ins and outs of American government and economics.<\/p>\n

But Adams wasn\u2019t just teaching from a book, he had real life experiences in government to draw upon. He first ran for public office in 1986 and became a member of the York City Council. Later he became mayor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I ought to practice what I teach,\u201d he said of his political involvement.
\nAdams grew up in York and has a master\u2019s degree in education from Wayne State College.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was just my nature to want to communicate ideas and help people understand things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Looking back over his many years as a high school teacher, Adams said he wouldn\u2019t change a thing about his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeaching is an honored profession,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel like I\u2019ve had a positive impact on many people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seeing that impact is what kept Adams in teaching for so long.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever I go I bump into a former student. I don\u2019t mind a bit,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s been one of the great parts about teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n

After being elected to the Legislature, Adams retired from teaching. However, he doesn\u2019t really look at it that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not convinced that I\u2019m really leaving teaching,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Explaining ideas, listening to debate and educating himself and others on important issues are all skills that Adams said overlap between teaching and being a state senator. He said he is looking forward to using the lessons he\u2019s learned as a teacher in his new role in the Legislature.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always thought it\u2019s very respectable to want to help people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his spare time, Adams and his wife, Julie, enjoy spending time with their family. Adams has three children and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n

He also enjoys fishing, hunting and painting with watercolors. When things get busy or stressful at the Legislature, Adams will likely go for a run to regain focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great stress release and it keeps you healthy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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