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October's Top Teacher: Andrew Rochon

Greenfield High School teacher Andrew Rochon inspires students to be creative and is proud of their achievements.

October's Top Teacher: Andrew Rochon

Greenfield High School teacher Andrew Rochon inspires students to be creative and is proud of their achievements.

-- THE WAY INITIATIVE. I WENT TO GREENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL TO MEET ANDREW ROCHON. >> WHERE IS IT GOING TO START? LOOK AT YOUR ISOMETRIC DRAWING. >> INNOVATION AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX ARE HALLMARKS OF MR. ROCHON. IT’S ALL HANDS ON, PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND MANY OF HIS COURSES ARE AT COLLEGIATE LEVEL. >> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, NOT NOT JOKES? >> THEY ARE NOT EASY AND IF STUDENTS DON’T GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME THEY KEEP TRYING. HE WANTS HIS STUDENTS TO LEARN TO BE RESILIENT. >> THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. THEY WANT TO LEARN, THEY WANT TO GET BETTER. THEY ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT BEING BAD AT STUFF AT FIRST BECAUSE THAT IS A HUMBLING THING. THEY COME BACK AND TRY TO GET BETTER. SALLY: HE EXPOSES HIS STUDENTS TO ELECTRICAL, ARCHITECTURAL, AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TO NAME A FEW. HE’S TRYING TO TEACH THEM -- SOME INTRODUCTORY COURSES IN SOME ADVANCE. HE’S TRYING TO TEACH THEM SKILLS THEY NEED NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. >> THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE CREATIVE AND THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. IT IS HARD TO TEACH OUTSIDE THE BOX. IT IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO DO AND BE BAD AT AND GET BETTER AT IT AS YOU KEEP COMING BACK TO IT AND TRYING AGAIN. >> HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A CONTROLS ENGINEER BUT HE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A TEACHER. HE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL AND PICKED UP HIS DEGREE IN EDUCATION. HE’S PROUD OF HIS STUDENTS AND A WHOPPING 70% RETURN TO TAKE HIS ADDITIONAL COURSES. >> IT IS HUMBLING TO THINK I HAVE THAT KIND OF AFFECT, THAT I AM A STEPPING STONE FOR THEM TO BE ON SOMETHING BIGGER AND GREATER. I DON’T IMAGINE THAT TO HAPPEN FOR EVERYBODY. EVERYTHING THEY DO IS FANTASTIC. SALLY: HIS PROUDEST MOMENTS INCLUDE WHEN FORMER STUDENTS RETURN AND TELL HIM OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. >> WHEN THEY CAN COME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND HOW I HELP
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October's Top Teacher: Andrew Rochon

Greenfield High School teacher Andrew Rochon inspires students to be creative and is proud of their achievements.

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