INTERVIEW WITH MR. PETER MOONEY
BY TSUBASA KAZARI
I interviewed Mr. Peter Mooney, he is the Mathematics teacher at
Shanghai Livingston American School (SLAS). He first came to
China 8 years ago, and he really enjoyed it at that time. He has lived
in Shanghai for 6 years. He feels comfortable being teacher in SLAS
community.
Mr.Peter: I feel SLAS is friendly school, all staff and students do really
hard work. There is opportunity to use more technology and
Internet resources.
Tsubasa: What are your favorite hobbies?
Mr.Peter: my favorite hobby is playing Gaelic football. I started
Tsubasa: Can you start off by telling us something unique playing when I was young. I enjoyed playing Gaelic football with
about yourself?
SLAS’s some students last year.
Mr.Peter: I think one of the unique things about me is that I am
chairperson of Shanghai Gaelic Football Club.
Tsubasa: what is your expectation of your students?
Mr.Peter: My expectation of my students is to try constantly
Tsubasa: what is your job at SLAS?
improved.
Mr.Peter: My job at SLAS is teaching the math such as, Algebra1,
Alegebra2, Geometry, and Economic to middle school and high Tsubasa: Could you please leave us with some thoughts
school students.
about yourself?
Mr.Peter: I really enjoy teaching math to my students. I hope them
Tsubasa: What are the roles and responsibilities of your job? to become not only better students but also better people in the
Mr.Peter: I think the roles and responsibilities of my job at SLAS are future.
to make sure my students understand the subject common core
curriculum.
Tsubasa: What do you feel can be improved at SLAS?
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