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Meet the teacher: Brad Baden
Baden starts his career in Milan schools
PUBLISHED: April 24, 2008
Name: Brad Baden
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Age: 24
Family: Parents, who live in St. Clair.
Education: St. Clair High School and bachelor's degree in 2006 from the University of Michigan.
Native of: St. Clair.
Teaching experience: Six months.
School you teach: Milan High School.
Grade/subject you teach: Junior and senior physics.
Favorite subject in school: Math.
Least favorite subject in school: Spanish.
Something people would be surprised to know about you: I'm an only child.
Most influential person in your life: My mother.
Quote to live by: "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit," by Aristotle.
What do you like most about teaching?
Watching the current generation live their lives with incredible passion.
What do you like least about teaching?
Whining.
What is the most challenging part about teaching?
Motivating students who don't want to learn.
What are some of the goals you set for students?
Be responsible for yourself and don't accept failure.
How do you handle a disruptive student?
On a good day, I send them into the hall until I can talk to them about what is going on, why and what can be done to improve the situation.
How do you handle a student who doesn't focus well?
Regardless of whether or not focus is a strength. In life there are given tasks and we're expected to complete them. As long as students can do what is asked of them, they may work however they like within the allotted time.
What do you tell parents about being involved in their children's education?
Parental involvement is equally if not more important than what teachers do at school.
Are students feeling more pressure to succeed today?
It depends on the family, but I don't think so.
Walk us through a typical day for you?
Get up at 6 a.m. and leave my home by 6:30 to get to school around 7 a.m. During my conference hour, I catch up on schoolwide happenings, check my mail, grade papers, plan upcoming lessons or have team meetings.
During SRT, I help students who come into my room catch up on missing assignments or get ready for quizzes and tests. During a normal physics block, I will use some combination of lecturing, practice problems, labs, quizzes, demonstrations and testing to try to convey information to my class.
In the middle of the day, we have 26 minutes for lunch. After school, I grade more papers, clean up the classroom, update online information, make necessary phone calls, and get the facility ready for the next day.
If I'm not coaching, then I'll leave around 4 p.m. When I get home, I'll relax for a little then make dinner, and afterward I'll type up another lesson plan or make a PowerPoint to accompany an upcoming lesson. I then watch some more television and I am in bed by 11 p.m.
How has your job changed over the years?
N/A
What do you like most about teaching in Milan?
The students and staff are both great. I appreciate all of the opportunities that have been afforded to me as a new teacher.
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