Favorite Math Teacher at EVHS

Mr. Sherwin "FIREYE"

Last week on Wednesday March 27^th Mr. Sherwin became known as Eastview's favorite math teacher. There was a survey conducted in order to obtain to this conclusion.

The survey consisted of a randomly selected sample group of Eastview High School students. The data of was all collected at random going from class to class. There were a total of 80 students surveyed, and Mr. Sherwin took 31 of those ballots. That is nearly 40% of the votes.

“This does not surprise me, everyone likes ‘fireye’ (Mr. Sherwin’s rapper name) “Amanda Nelson says.

Mr. Sherwin's teaching success can be accredited to one simple thing, “he's just one of those adults who never forgot how to be a kid”- Abby Stern said. Studies shave proven that people feel secure when others are at their level. Mr. Sherwin does exactly that. He is known for using teen slang while teaching, in order to captivate his students attention. Also, he is known for doing embarrassing acts which put him on the spot.

“I remember him trying to climb the smartboard” Amanda nelson said. This proves how Sherwin is able to just let himself go, and connect with his students.

There are endless examples of the way Sherwin makes his class enjoyable, such as rapping math equations. Instead of singing the equations as some teachers do, he raps them. This immediately gets his students involved in what he is saying since they are not use to hearing a teacher “rap.”

“I have always enjoyed math because I was pretty good when I was younger” Sherwin continues. “I also enjoy being around the students and enjoy when they experience success.”

When Sherwin says he “enjoys when they experience success,” it shows us he is motivated to have his students learn. That should be his job, but there are some teachers who simply just do not care. Students can tell when teachers care about them, and also when they don’t. This affects the students performance, because “if my teachers don’t care then why should I” says Amanda Nelson.

This attitude towards learning should alarm the administration since according to eduguide.org “the effects of a poor teacher last for up to three years of a child's learning.”

Another thing which makes Sherwin a great teacher is that he knows what he is talking about. “I like the way math is concrete and sequential with right and wrong answers and a definite process to arrive at the correct answer” Sherwin says. 

 

There is no way a teacher can tech if they don’t completely understand the material. “My math teacher in 11^th grade had no idea what she was doing; don’t get me wrong she was a great person. She had a very likeable personality and all but she just dint know what she was doing. There for no one respected her” Mollie Dziekan says. 

 

The success of teachers is based on how much effort they put into teaching. You could be teaching a simple topic, but if the teacher doesn’t put effort into, it will reflect on the students grades.

“I didn’t want want to do bad on my test because I knew Sherwin would be disappointed in me” says Abby stern. 

 

Mr. Sherwin is a proud Eastview staff member and should be taken as an example for other teachers to follow.