This year, Fernando Rivera has gained 7 new teachers. These teachers are Cath/Maria Borres, Elvira DeVera Dumlao, Herra Bayot, Janet Rodriguez, Samatha Morris, Mark Abad, and Paul Eastburn. Is this their first year teaching? How did they get settled in school so far? This article will dive into Morris’s adventure about teaching.

Is this your first year in this district, if not, how many years have you been in the Jefferson Elementary School District?

This is my first year in the district.

Is this your first year as an educator, if not, what other schools or districts have you worked for or at?

I worked 3 years in the Pacifica School District and before that, I was an art teacher at different schools.

So far, what have you enjoyed most about teaching here?

Just getting to know the kids, there’s some really nice kids here so I love working with kids.

What has been a struggle for you in the school?

I think just for any new teacher, just getting used to a new school and getting used to all the new things about the new school. I’m getting used to it. I’m feeling a lot better than the first days when I was trying to figure things out.

Why did you become an editor?

I just like working with kids and my parents were teachers and it was just like a family thing, I guess.

What do you plan on doing in five years?

I still want to be teaching. I like being here, I do like being here, yeah. It would be nice to have a school I can be at for a while.

What would the students be surprised to find out about you?

I don’t know, I told them different things. Well, I do have an art background. They were surprised that that photo that’s on the wall over there. It’s a photo of an ocean that I took for an art show. They’d be surprised that I’m not just enjoying painting, that I also do art shows too.

Why did you choose to teach math and science?

A few years ago, I taught math and science for 8th grade and I’ve always loved science. As a kid, I was scared of math, but now, as an adult, I think it’s kind of fun. I joke with my students that 6th grade me knew that if I thought math was fun, I would think I was crazy, but math can be pretty fun.