Interview with Mr. Yowell (part two)

8) What was your favorite year of middle school?
Mr. Yowell said that it would be his 8th grade year. Not necessarily for school reasons. Just because, "7th grade just stunk."

9) How many degrees/credits did you finally graduate college with and what were they?
1 degree-BS in math, teaching certificate. And "A lot. A lot. A lot. A lot." of credits

10) Some people say that people are born with their ability to do math things. Do you agree with those people? Why or why not?
I do not agree because all people have ability to do math. "There's a part of the brain just for that." It's not always easy but everybody has number sense, it's a very human thing to do.

11) Have you always liked Math? What attracted you to Math?
No, I have not always liked math. I started liking it in my third year of college. I was really good at it. I was okay at Science, good at English, and good at History. I especially like classes that were after calculus such as topology and analyses. They are patterns and why things work the way they

12) Who is the teacher you are most thankful for? Why?
Mrs. Moody. She was my 7th grade teacher. It was like a class community. She was really nice and understanding. She made English interesting. Her class was fun to be in.

13) Do science and math have a lot of similarities? What are some of them? And differences?
Math describes Science

An interview with Mr. Yowell

Today I had the opportunity to interview Syringa Middle School’s very own Math genius, Mr. Yowell! My helper and I asked him a variety of questions, including some that might even help you.  We started off the interview with questions regarding his college work, and then went on to his favorite years of school and subjects in those years. We asked for some advice and what else he would do if he weren’t a Math teacher.  Here are the questions we asked:

1)      What or who made you want to become a teacher?

Mr. Yowell said he went to college with no career or major in mind. He was told to try a class in each and every department. He did just that and found that the Education department was what he liked and he stuck with it.

2)      If you could teach any other subject what would it be?

He said that if he wasn’t to teach math, that he’d love to teach the German language.

3)      Do you often get the question “When will I use this in life?” and what is usually your answer?

He said that he gets the question a lot! The answer to that question is actually that you will use math everywhere. It actually depends on how advanced the math is. Some math is a lot like sports fundamentals. Like learning to dribble a basketball, you don’t just stand there and dibble, but you will use it as a skill during the game!

4)      What would you like to do, job wise, if you weren’t a teacher?

Either a Programming Architect or an Actuary.  Interesting fact; an actuary is a number cruncher for insurance companies.

5)      What is your favorite thing about your job here at Syringa?

“I like sharing my love of math…excitement of Math. If that makes sense.”

6)      What advice would you give students wanting to become a teacher?

Volunteer at elementary schools as an aide. See what it’s like from the teacher’s view. It can actually be quite the surprise.

7)      What college did you go to? What made you decide to go there?

Mr. Yowell went to the College of Idaho, here in Caldwell, Idaho. He went there for 3 reasons. Ultimately the cheapest school for him to go to. He wanted to go to a small school. He wanted to go to a liberal arts college because he agrees with their philosophy, “Learn a little about everything and you know a lot about everything”

Stay tuned for the other half of the Interview!

Teacher Interview: Mr Winegar

Teacher Interview:

Mr. Winegar

By: Kelsey Ferro

What is your favorite class to teach?
Graphic design
What was your favorite subject in school as a kid?
Accounting in high school
What is your most embarrassing moment from school?
“Waking down the hallway with my fly down”
What color is your toothbrush?
Blue & White
If you could spend a day doing anything what would you do?
Be in the mountains and hike and fish
What is your favorite thing to do besides teach?
Biking
When you have five minutes what sites do you go on?
ESPN, KTVB
What is your favorite color?
Blue
What is your favorite movie?
Rocky
If you weren’t a teacher what would you be?
A fish and game officer

Mr. Loayza

Teacher Interview

Mr. Loayza

1) What is your favorite class to teach?

All of them. My 7th & 8th grade classes are a lot of fun. I like the content I get to teach.

2) What was your favorite subject as a student?

Math

3) What was your most memorable moment?

My most memorable moment was anytime I figured out a concept.

4) What color is your toothbrush?

Blue

5) If you could spend a day doing anything, what would it be?

I would ski with my son.

6) What is your favorite thing to do other than teach amazing students like us?

Cooking. I like to Cook.

7) When you have five minutes of free time, what website do you go to?

International news sites like BBC, The LA Times, and The NY Times.

8) What is your favorite color?

Black

9) What is your all-time favorite movie?

Rudy, or The Shawshank Redemption

10) What job would you have if you weren't a teacher?

I would be president.

Wnorowski

Teacher Interview:

Mr. Wnorowski

What is your favorite class to teach?
Earth Science

What was your favorite subject in school as a child?
Band

What is your most embarrassing or memorable moment from school?
Getting the Teacher of the Year Award

What color is your toothbrush?
Blue

If you could spend a day doing anything, what would you do?

I would lay on the beach and surf.

 What is your favorite thing to do other than to teach amazing students like us?

Play in a Band

 When you have five minutes of free time, what website do you go to?

My E-mail

What is your favorite color?

Blue

What is your all time favorite movie?

Animal House

If you weren't a teacher, what would your dream job be?

Professional Golfer

Teacher Interview with Mr. Yowell

Teacher Interview

Mr. Yowell

1) What is your favorite class to teach?

         "Math"

2) What was your favorite subject in school as a child?

         "Music- band, orchestra, choir, hand bells, and madrigals"

3) What is your most embarrassing or memorable moment from school?

         "4 years ago, during third period on the first day of school, my pants ripped."

4) What color is your toothbrush?

         "White"

5) If you could spend a day doing anything, what would you do?

         "Build [with] legos"

6) What is your favorite thing to do other than to teach amazing students like us?

         "Spend time with my family"

7) When you have five minutes of free time, what website do you go to?

         "good reads.com"

8) What is your favorite color?

         "Hunter green"

9) What is your all time favorite movie?

         "Thor"

10) If you weren't a teacher, what would your dream job be?

         "Forest service"