Preeti – 207

Teacher: Pretti  Room Number: 207

 

Q: Do you agree with the idea of learning through internship as opposed to a five day class schedule, if so, what made you switch to City As as opposed to a regular high school environment?

 

A: Yes, the thing that I love about the internship program that it is really experiential. the emphasis of learning through doing.

 

Q: How many years have you worked at City As School?

 

A: Started in 2015-16 year.

 

Q: What subject area do you teach and if you are a resource coordinator what area do you cover?

 

A: I am a Science teacher as well as special education teacher.

 

Q: If you worked at a previous high school before City As, how would you compare the learning experience, would you say students learn faster in internship or in a regular classroom environment?

 

A: It depends on the internship and the student, it depends on the class, you can’t say if it’s faster or slower, but it’s a different type of learning, you activate a different part of you then a regular high school. It also reaches a larger audience of students.

 

Q: Where were you born?

 

A: Michigan.

 

Q: Any side hobbies or things you enjoy doing?

 

A: Reading, cooking, indoor rock climbing although I haven’t done that for a long time.

 

Q: Where do you currently live?

 

A: Manhattan.

 

Q: What type of college degree do you have and from where?

 

A: Bachelor from university of michigan, masters in special education from University of Virginia.