BLACKMAN TWP., MI — Amy Marrison always knew she wanted to teach.

“Just seeing them grow and knowing that you made a difference in their lives, and they remember you, I think that’s what inspired me as a young girl,” Marrison said.

As the oldest granddaughter she was surrounded with younger children to teach.

“I taught them something like tying their shoe or helping them learn how to color, or draw a picture or learning how to swing on a swing,” Marrison said. “As a young girl, that was so cool to see.”

When she graduated college, Marrison hoped to teach somewhere between first and third grade. But, she was talked into getting an early childhood endorsement anyway, to increase her chances of getting a job.

“I wanted to make myself marketable. So I did that, thinking ‘I’m not going to

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