{"id":10396,"date":"2015-02-18T11:28:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T16:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=10396"},"modified":"2015-02-18T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T16:30:00","slug":"new-teacher-at-phs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=10396","title":{"rendered":"New teacher at PHS."},"content":{"rendered":"
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New teacher at PHS Mrs. Toni Day .Photo By: Janessa Salarza<\/p><\/div>\n

After Christmas break Plymouth High School \u00a0welcomed a new English teacher \u00a0Mrs. Toni Day, who will be teaching \u00a0for the rest of this school year. Coming into the system during the middle of the year can be hard, but with the help of her colleagues it makes it easy for her.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Day graduated from the Indiana University of South Bend in 2013. \u201cWhat\u2019s different about starting in the middle of school is that it feels as if you are an outsider trying to come in and be a part of something that already started without you,\u201d Mrs. Day said she has high expectations of her students as an English teacher. She also said, \u201cI expect students to improve their reading and writing skills by being actively involved in everything we do in my class.\u201d Like other teachers, Mrs. Day also has her own way of teaching. \u201cI like to keep it \u2018real,\u2019 and I want students to understand why it is important to have strong reading and writing skills when they leave high school and go on to the next chapter of their lives. \u00a0I like to be open, available, helpful, supportive, and friendly, but I absolutely do have high expectations for my students.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mrs.Day Teaching her 4th hour class. Photo By: janessa salazar<\/p><\/div>\n

Mrs. Day taught at \u00a0John Glenn High School and North Judson-San Pierre Middle School. With teaching at different school corporations, she had to learn and adapt to new policies. There are different rules and policies, \u201cChanging schools often means different policies and rules, which can be difficult to keep track of.\u201d Mrs. \u00a0Day said it\u2019s not as hard because she gets help from the staff, \u00a0and the students have been good with her. \u00a0She said \u201cso far, the staff and students have been terrific. \u00a0Ms. Dorland and Mrs. Wezeman have worked together to help me with the curriculum I am teaching and they have also helped me to get to know students and school policies.\u201d In the past teachers have helped her have given her inspiration, \u201cI take inspiration from many people. \u00a0Past teachers and professors have inspired me to be the best teacher I can, and writers, performers, students, colleagues, peers, and family inspire me every day to be the best person that I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students adapting to new teachers may be difficult but Mrs. Day says, \u201cI have tried to make as smooth a transition for the students I can. Of course, change can be somewhat difficult, and I try to take that into account as I bring my own teaching style and personality to the classroom.\u201dMrs. Day said students here are not different to the students she has taught in the past, \u201cI don’t think students are really very different at all. \u00a0This is my third teaching position, and I find that for the most part, kids are kids. \u00a0They like to have fun and talk to their peers. \u00a0They like to be creative and to succeed. Most of \u00a0them appreciate learning and want to do well in school so that they can secure a better future for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mrs. \u00a0Day has other things she likes to do. \u201cI like to read, watch movies, listen to and play music, and spend time outdoors.\u201d Mrs. \u00a0Day says her family is just a \u201cregular\u201d family. She believes that \u00a0they\u2019re a close family. \u201cWe have experienced triumphs and hardships together. We like to have fun and hang out and talk together in the evenings and on weekends or go on trips when we can.\u201d Starting in the middle of the year can lead to more hours at the school or even at home working. \u201cBeing new, I think, means even more hours working, so there are certainly times when I can’t join my family for a movie or a night out. I do, of course make time to spend with my family whenever I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

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