The horrible student became an admired educator

In high school, Steve Niemeyer admits he was an awful student. He didn't see the point of sitting in a classroom, and if he had to give a presentation, he preferred to take an "F" rather than get up in front of the class. But after knocking around New Mexico for a few years, a funny thing happened: he volunteered to help teach math to some students at a small church-run school, and found he loved teaching. It opened the door to a career as an educator and administrator, and he now runs the Health Occupations Center in Santee, an adult-education institution that helps students find careers in nursing, as EMTs and as dental or medical assistants. His profile for the "On the Job" series for Santee Patch: http://santee.patch.com/articles/for-this-educator-the-learning-curve-was-late#c