Staff Spotlight – Ms. Fisher

By Kathy Dang and Christine Le, staff writers

The Baron Banner caught up with a new teacher on campus this year. We went and asked Ms. Fisher, a new math teacher, some questions about how her year went. Check it out.

Baron Banner: How was your first year teaching here?

Mrs. Fisher: I love it. It has been my best teaching experience in twelve years.

BB: What motivated you to become a teacher?

MF: I remember my seventh grade math teacher. My grandma was a teacher and it was just a talent for me. I love watching students grow and improve.

BB: Would you like to share your most memorable moment?

MF: I remember one student I had in an essential algebra class, and he was always struggling. Then all of a sudden, one day I saw him teaching other kids how to factor using the x-method. It was so cute, because he was using the same expressions that I used. At the end of the year, he came back and told me that I taught him that he could be successful in whatever as long as he tried.

BB: Are there challenges in teaching math?

MF: Yes. There are challenges in trying to understand what students have trouble with and keeping up with the school curriculum. I call it the art of teaching with improvising.

BB: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

MF: I love playing and walking my dogs around Mile Square Park. I love crafts like sewing and scrapbooking. I also love golf, studying religion, socializing and participating at my church. I also love camping and cooking!

BB: Quick! Random fact?

MF: When I was 16, I had an early paper route that I had to leave at 3 o\’clock in the morning for. One night as I was driving, a moth suddenly hit me in the face. I jumped the curve and swerved into a tree. The city actually had to come and fix the tree the next day. (laughs) My family still picks on me about it.

BB: Are there any quotes you live by?

MF: My all-time favorite quote is from Yoda. “Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.”

BB: Thank you for your time!

MF: You\’re welcome!