CM: Mrs. Tehako, what is your inspiration for teaching english-language arts at this school? Mrs. Tehako: I had a really great ELA middle school teacher, and middle school was my awkward time; She made me feel very comfortable and definitely made me love reading. I decided that I wanted to be that to someone else. CM: Do you remember her name by chance? Mrs. Tehako: I don’t remember her first name, but it was Mrs. O’Shea because she got married in the middle of the year. CM: To compare both the 7th grade and 8th grade Humanities classes, which one is sillier? Mrs. Tehako: That’s a tough one, sillier: the 7th grade Humanities class now, but last year’s was more creative. Ms. O’Dwyer: I’m going to say the 8th grade class is more serious, but they’re still SO fun, enjoyable and so witty. We had a snowball quiz in the 8th grade class the other day, and that was the silliest I have seen them! It reminds me that you all are still kids and still like to be silly. The 7th graders this year even as they are scholarly, they have the capacity to be REALLY silly, actually at the drop of a hat! The key is to be able to transition between silly and serious so we can have the best of both! CM: What is your prediction for the rest of the 2021-2022 school year? Mrs. Tehako: Another question to think about, but I think that the winter is going to get the kids a little antsy because they can’t get their energy out outside. But I am excited to see how everyone grows throughout the year, because middle schoolers change so much from beginning to end. I’m excited to see that. Ms. O’Dwyer: I am hoping that sometime that the pandemic will ease up so that we can feel a little back to normal, there’s still going to be a lot of learning and development skills. To finish off this piece of “Parker Interviews”, I hope you, the reader, enjoyed it as much as I had an insight on creating it. We learn the key things through teachers, and we also sometimes recollect on it, which can be both beneficial and give us a better outlook on life. Take a visit to Mrs. Tehako and Ms. O’Dwyer in rooms 12 & 13; And quoted by unknown, “The influence of a good teacher can never be erased.”
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