AN INTERVIEW with ALVAREZ
Ms. Caitlynn Alvarez is a new English teacher at SBHS. She teaches English, Public Speaking, Journalism and Creative Writing. In the following interview we get know about her passion for young adult literature and learn about her smooth start at SBHS.
Was SBHS welcoming?:
“Extremely. I tell everyone that I love where I work because I have never felt unsupported or thrown to the curb. A lot of new teachers feel that way but I personally feel the opposite. I feel that I have been working here way longer than just a month and a half because of that main reason.” Ms. Alvarez has felt that working at SBHS was a very important and great decision she has made. She has not felt as if she was unwelcome or unwanted but has been able to be greeted with open arms by most of the staff here. She feels very grateful because many new teachers she has spoken with feel that starting off was a very rough and bumpy experience since they couldn’t fit into the work environment.
Do you have a new perspective on teaching after working at your first job right out of graduate school?:
“My perspective isn’t a new one, but it is more heightened or highlighted because all of my dreams are coming true since I’m teaching kids who I want to help. I’m not just helping them with their academic skills but also their personal skills. Since I’m teaching a public speaking class, I feel that I’m helping kids to better communicate with their peers or outside of school like with their families or at their jobs.” Since Ms. Alvarez has a great opportunity to teach such amazing skills to her students, she feels that she’s not just teaching them but also helping them to grow. She feels that she’s impacting them inside and outside the classroom. Ms. Alvarez has found her class to be extremely fun to teach which has changed her perspective of teaching in a positive way that makes her happy and pushes her to come to work every day.
Is there anything special you want to do that to beneficial the school?:
“I would love to start a book club. In my opinion could be really fun. Iit would be based on different novels of young adult literature.