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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? 10