As sophomores, the next few years of our lives will be the years of planning as we have to decide on a good college and, hopefully, our career choice. So, we wanted to interview adults in our lives to understand how to go about that process. We decided to interview four teachers at the high school, Ms. Jones, Mrs.Scott, Mr. Herrick, and Ms.Huller-White. From these interviews, we also learned how they made their own big life decisions and how they continue to have fun in their careers.
S: Student
T: Teacher
MR. HERRICK
We decided to interviewed Mr. Herrick, a science teacher at the high school. He was our biology teacher when we were freshmen. We knew this year was only his second year, so we wanted to know how the high school was for him so far. We asked him how he got into teaching and some of his memories as being a teacher at this high school or at another school.
S: Why did you get into this profession?
T: Because I love teaching kids. I enjoy seeing them learn and seeing them kind of grow, not only students, but as individuals.
S: What is your favorite teaching memory?
T: My favorite bio memory, especially in your class, was how you looked at me like I had three heads at the beginning of the year, but towards the end of the year you guys did a project, the transcription and translation project, where you did a video or song. I remember you wrote a song and played on the guitar, Peyton! You put words to these songs and all of a sudden you go from these students who kind of look at me starry eyed like you don’t know what is going on. But in the end, you were able to produce something that you created on your own.
S: What is your funniest teaching memory?
T: Well, I’m sure you know this, but I make a lot of mistakes and I use those mistakes as an opportunity for, not only to learn, but for you guys to see that we, as adults, also make mistakes. So I don’t mind making fun of myself.
S: What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you at this school?
T: I mean there is simple stuff, for example, tomorrow is pajama day. I don’t quite understand how I’m supposed to be professional in pajamas. So that’s kind of weird. Also, when I started here, I got to take my own crash course in infectious disease so that I could teach it to others, which was a very “interesting” experience and it got me to really challenge myself.