Faculty Focus: July 2017

RO: I have a B.A. 罗得岛大学新闻学硕士和文学硕士.A.T. from National-Louis University.

RO: 我在WGN电台的《esball世博》(the Steve Cochran Show)做了八年的执行制片人. 在此之前，我曾在波士顿的Fidelity Investments和Putnam Investments任职.

RO: 当[篮球]教练[斯汤顿]佩克和我不讨论红袜队和白袜队以及其他世界事务时, we recommend books to each other. The current recommendation is Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. I just started it, and so far, so good!

RO: 我喜欢任何户外活动，比如跑步、露营和登山. 去年夏天，我和儿子在新罕布什尔州的怀特山脉徒步旅行, and it was a lot of fun sharing my passion with him. 他似乎很喜欢这样，而且肯定比我更有毅力! 
 

RO: 在国际扶轮华威的主教亨德里肯高中读书时，我是校报的一员. 我从小就对新闻和媒体着迷，我现在仍然有这种激情. I also ran cross country and threw the javelin, 虽然我的报纸技能比我的标枪能力要好得多.

RO: I am the moderator of the Broadcasting Club. 2011年我入职时，俱乐部只有三名成员. I am proud of how the students have really grown the club. 我们现在制作视频，直播体育赛事，也制作短片，创意电影. There really is something for everybody, 我很幸运能和这些才华横溢的年轻人一起工作. [Check out the Fenwick Broadcasting Club YouTube Channel.]

RO: 我认为作为esball世博的一名学生肩负着巨大的责任感. 成为一名修士意味着你以一种特定的方式行事——你在生活的各个方面都是一个有品质的人. As a student, you work hard and have an appetite for knowledge; as a member of the community, you conduct yourself in a morally strong manner; and as a person of faith, you have a strong relationship with God. That is what being a Fenwick Friar entails.

RO: When my radio career was at a crossroads, 我记得我曾经想过要成为一名教师. 我记得高中时的老师对我的成长产生了深远的影响. 直到多年以后，我才意识到他们对我的影响有多大. 我知道我可以和年轻人一起工作，根据我的生活经历与他们建立联系，以一种使材料与他们的生活更相关的方式.

RO: 我给课堂带来了高度的激情和热情, and I hope it is contagious with my students. 我认为有了正确的心态，即使是最无聊的课程也会变得有趣. 这实际上是关于保持开放的心态和尝试新事物的意愿.

RO: Without a doubt, the students. As much as they learn in my class, I learn just as much about life, people, 以及上帝每天赋予我们每个人的才能. 他们激励我努力工作，尽我所能帮助他们学习和成长.

RO: 我让所有的课程和广播俱乐部都以学生为中心.” It is their education and their experience in high school. I am the least important person in the classroom. 通过赋予学生更多的学习自主权, they become more engaged in the material we are covering.

RO: 每当我以前的学生给我发电子邮件或停下来参观esball世博并分享他们的成功故事时，我都很高兴和谦卑. 当他们告诉我，我们在课堂上所做的事情对他们在大学和以后的生活有帮助时, that is the greatest compliment I can get. 它激励着我继续激励和推动学生成为最好的自己.

RO: 今天的高中生比80年代末的我要艰难得多. Social media is like the “Wild West,虽然我认为使用社交媒体有很多好处, there are many dangers, distractions and pitfalls that exist with these platforms. 我还认为，从我那个年龄开始，学习高难度课程和取得好成绩的压力明显加大了. 我们esball世博的孩子们很了不起，因为他们面对这些压力并取得了伟大的成就! They really impress me all the time.

RO: 我鼓励学生参与课堂，确保他们知道自己的意见很重要! Nobody is more important than anybody else, 我们在问题上的不同观点有助于加强对话. I encourage students to disagree with me, if they feel that way, 因为在话语社区中进行智力辩论挑战了思想和/或强化了现有的信念.

RO: Yes [smiling].