We’re introducing you to our TCS teachers! Click here to go to the TCS blog to see the other teachers we’ve profiled.
Today, we’re introducing you to Sarah Bock, a third-grade teacher!
Sarah began teaching for the first time, here, at TCS, six years ago. She started off subbing before joining the EDSL team. Shortly after that, she moved to the 3’s/4’s classroom and, now, has been in third grade for two years.
What skills do you hope your students will learn by the time they leave TCS and how are you preparing them to learn these skills?
I hope my students learn to love taking on a challenge. We use groupings and partnerships a lot in our classroom to teach how to compromise and work through our discomforts together. Then, we reflect on the experience as a class and discuss the positives and what we could try working on the next time around.
What about teaching makes you excited to come to school every day?
What I enjoy about my job is that every day is a new day, which gives me new chances to learn something new about each individual student. For instance, learn more about their interests, what they are passionate about, all while watching their creativity show through their work.
Tell us about one of the most rewarding moments in your teaching career.
One of the most rewarding moments in teaching has been coaching the girls MAAC basketball team this year. Working through their struggles and watching them strengthen their self-confidence and grow together as a team, has been a wonderful experience. They probably don’t know this, but I was learning as much from them as they were from me coaching them.
If you could meet any fictional or historical figure, who would it be?
I would love to meet many historical figures but if I had to choose it would probably be Winston Churchill. I would love to pick his brain about his life, ideas, and how he grew a love of creating his own art and painting. I know he typically came off as a grumpy old man to most but I still find him oddly interesting.
What is something none of your students know about you?
Something my students don’t know about me is, I am fascinated by history. I love watching historical documentaries and reading about different historical people and how towns, cities, and countries have changed over time.
