By Rebecca Lopez Not many students know a lot about Mr. Emrey. Here at KSJC, he is not only the government and economics teacher, but also the 12th grade chair. Mr. Emrey graduated from Sonoma State with a degree in political science and history. When asked why he became a teacher, Mr. Emrey said that he took political science and history classes in college and had no idea what to do with the degrees. So, he just looked at what jobs he could get with his degrees and he came across teaching. He stated,“I don't know if I wanted to become a teacher because I [thought about] how much I hated high school”. However, Mr. Emrey realized that with teaching, he could travel to new places and change traditional teaching by doing it his own way. To Mr. Emrey, traditional teachings are making students just memorize things, but he would rather teach information where students could apply it to real world events. He'd rather have students know how to apply information and explain things. He’d rather give project based things than actual test because he dislikes when students just regurgitate information. Mr. Emrey was actually a teacher in Ukraine, a country in eastern Europe and Kuwait, an extremely small country in the Middle East. On top of being a marvelous teacher, Mr. Emrey served as a marine for 4 years, was in the military police, and was a part of the presidential security unit, specifically the president's helicopter squadron. From his time in the military, Mr. Emrey learned that you can't teach everyone the exact same way because not everyone learns in the same way. When asked about his hopes for his students, Mr. Emrey stated, “I want my students to become fully formed citizens and to be interested in what is happening in the world and do something about what goes on in the world”. However, don’t be fooled; Mr. Emery has a life outside of school too. In fact, he has written a novel called Millennium Stone, which is available on Amazon. The book is a fantasy adventure novel about a young boy who fights dragons, witches, and the undead. Within the next year, the sequel, Millennium Stone: Shards of Darkness will be released. Mr. Emery has a passion for writing and hopes to become a full time author one day. He also teaches kickboxing to adults every other Saturday at Smash Gym from 10:30 to 11:30am. When Mr. Emrey hangs out with his friends, they go to movies, sports events, fighting events, and once in awhile, they'll travel.
0 Comments
|