August 31, 2012

Mr. Wegter by Ivana Ebersole


One of the many things we learned about Mr. Wegter this week is he is an avid chess player!  The kids have enjoyed challenging him to play.

A goal of ours this year is to get the kids more involved in putting together the blog.  This week I asked Ivana to interview Mr. Wegter.

From Mr. Wegter,

Wow!  It has been a great two weeks and I can safely say I'm learning as much as the kids!  Here is the interview from Ivana:

1. When did you decide you wanted to be a teacher?

When I was around 15 years old.  I am the youngest in my family and I have three older sisters.  Around that time my sisters started having kids and I found that I had a real enjoyment out of socializing and teaching kids and I found it to be the profession for me.

2. When you were younger, did you look up to a teacher?  If so, who and why?

I had many excellent teachers when I grew up but I'm sorry to say I never really had just one that I would really call my favorite.  When I was younger I just enjoyed going to school so I think that is a testament to all of my teachers on what a great job they did!

3. This is a totally unrelated teacher question, but, what's your favorite pizza topping?

I love pizza but I would have to say some of my favorite toppings are bacon, pineapple, canadian bacon, and chicken.  Now if you put all of that on one pizza it is one of the best pizzas you could ever have!

4. Do you have enough patience to put up with elementary school kids?  Do you?  Do you?  Do you?

That is an excellent question.  In short, the answer is yes!  I have always had plenty of patience and I know that it gets pushed now and again but that is a part of school and I enjoy the challenges of a school day.

5. What do you want your students to learn the most?

I want students to know that school is fun! (and I'm not just talking about recess).  In the classroom kids should enjoy themselves because what they are learning is valuable and the way they are learning it is exciting.  It's my goal to make every lesson as engaging as possible.


I want to thank Ivana for having this interview with me.  It helps everyone to get to know me a little better.  Starting next week, I have decided to start a lunch bunch.  This is where 3 students, everyday, will get to take their lunch to the classroom and chat with me while we all eat.  I hope this will be an enjoyable time where I can learn more about the students while they are also learning more about me.


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