Watkins is a great school. It has safe procedures in place for dropping students off and picking…read morethem up. The staff is quite young but they are obviously a team in the effort. The school hosts lots of events to include families like Breakfast&books, PBS kickoff, and an annual talent show. Communication between teachers, parents, and students is solid.

Springfield and Greene County have gone above and beyond building some phenomenal trails, parks and…read moreplaygrounds. Truman Elementary School - Park is one of the places that doesn't make me feel bad about paying taxes! This park includes a playground, multiple soccer fields and a paved 5-mile trail. This school is less than a mile away from my sister's house which makes it extremely convenient for my nephews who attend Truman Elementary. The looping trail is 5 miles and completely paved. It is perfect for running, walking or biking. Since a large portion of the trail is thru heavily wooded terrain, I don't know that I would feel comfortable going all the way to Stoneridge by myself. However, there are a lot of folks who utilize the trail during all hours of the day and night. This is a beautiful park that just about anyone would enjoy.

Wonderful elementary school! Beautiful campus and great teachers. This school is the best kept…read moresecret in Springfield!

Our son has been here since he was 16 months, he's now almost 3. He's potty trained (big thanks to…read morethem). He's well mannered. He cleans up after himself... and my wife & I truthfully didnt really teach him most of that stuff. Now we did encourage the same behaviors at home and we did listen to his teachers and communicated with them to be sure we were all on the same page, but it's mostly all been taught to him at this school. 5/5 highly recommend and would do it again

A superb facility allowing toddlers thru elementary school students the ability to ignite and…read morediscover their greatest passions!

Ive been a "Bear" here and there. Ive been a "Bear"…read moreExtraordinaire. Ive had classes morning, noon & night. Ive had classes that just aren't right. Ive had professors so profound The most intense in this town. Ive had professors so so kind, Ive had professors out of their mind. All in all, I've seen it all. And with all this at fate, I still can not graduate.....:( sad-face

Missouri State University sucks when it comes to help international students solve their problems…read more I have been an International Student here for so long and they have never helped me solving any situation. I tried to talk to many people in order to solve my situation but none helped me at all. I went to the presidents office and I was not able to talk to him because he does not take care of students unless you fill out a form online. So do not waste your time trying to go to his office to talk to him and neither to try to find a solution because the lady at front desk told me that he doesn't do that. Supposedly you have to talk to other people to find a solution to your problems but none does it and neither the president Clif. Whenever you call to the international department none is available to help you because they are either out of the office or because they only work from home, except for the front desk students that answer the phone but can not give you a solution for anything. They are all pointing fingers instead of helping you find a solution to your problems. Just let me mention that I have been having this problem going on for 2 semesters so I don't know why they are so negligent i don't know if I should call it an act of racism or discrimination. WORST UNIVERSITY I HAVE EVER BEEN AND SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE.