Meet our Team: Brent Schulte

Why did you choose to become a teacher?

My mother is a teacher, so when I was growing up, teaching was always something I had in the back of my mind as something that I might be interested in. I fully decided to become a teacher after my first education class in college. That class inspired me and lit my passion for teaching. I was 100% certain after that class!

What do you most enjoy about your job?

By far the best part about teaching is the relationships that you build with the students. I love every opportunity I have to be with and work with my students to help them grow. I have so much fun teaching, and while I love my content area, it is the students that bring me joy and happiness.

What is your favorite time period in history? Why?

As a history teacher, this is an extremely difficult question for me. I tend to be very biased towards whatever time period I happen to be teaching about. However, I’ve always been drawn to the Civil War because it really is the most pivotal moment in American history. It is not a period that I would want to live during, but it is my favorite thing to study because it still very deeply impacts us today.

I have so much fun teaching, and while I love my content area, it is the students that bring me joy and happiness.

— Brent Schulte, 7th and 8th grade History Teacher

What is the best advice you have ever received?

My 8^th grade teacher once told my class “paper and pencil is cheap, so use a lot of it.” It sounds silly, but this really changed my approach as a student. Through high school and college I was a copious note-taker. Even today, I write everything down because that is how I learn and remember.

How do you define success?

I tie success very directly with true effort. I always think of a quote by Larry Bird – “If you always give 100%, somehow things will work out in the end.” I believe that striving towards something yields success, even if the results were not exactly what you expected when you started.

 

 

 

 

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