Who is mr. Brady?
Degrees:
B.A. Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, 1991
B.A. English Literature, University of Nevada, Reno,1991
Secondary Teaching Certification, Sierra Nevada College, 1997
M.A. Humanities, Literature and Film emphasis, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2007
Teaching History:
1997-2001 Dayton High School--English, Journalism, Drama
2001-2020 Carson High School--English, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Why I became a teacher:
I became a teacher for too many reasons to list; it would have to be a book, so I will simply, and with much brevity, respond to two: I became a teacher because a former instructor at the University of Nevada, Reno, studying for her Ph.D., humbled herself by dropping to one knee. She then told me to look her in the eye and promise I would become a teacher. I put it off for a while, but I could not drive the idea from my mind. With her face and words always before me, I realized that monetary gain was not fulfilling, so I left a lucrative position in Los Angeles, CA and returned to my hometown of Carson City. I then registered at Sierra Nevada College to become a secondary education teacher. That was 24 years ago. I have been working in the Language Arts Department at Carson High School for the past twenty years.
Contributions I have made as a teacher:
My major contribution as a teacher is my adamant desire to ignore, not utterly and completely of course, percentage grades (thank you Dixi Dougherty), and tirelessly strive to keep young people from giving up…usually in their junior or senior year…just before the finish line. How I have grown since the beginning: I have had to learn to let some things go as I cannot save the world; my Savior already did that. However, I believe that once I am gone, some of the students which I have been blessed with having taught will be eternally grateful for having had me as a teacher.
My advice to a new teacher as a result of my career so far:
Teaching is the highest professional calling of all, so much so that the Bible, in James 3:1, warns that not many should become teachers because they will receive a more accountable judgment; what we teach will, even unconsciously, have eternal consequences upon our students. If you want to become a teacher for the time off, go elsewhere and find another form of employment because being a teacher is 24 / 7. Moreover, if you make it through the first five years, then you can know for sure that it truly is your calling.
My teaching philosophy:
I could say a great deal here, but this quote, which was given to me by the teachers of Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe, CA has never left my field of vision. I read it often, and it has come to be a part of my philosophy of teaching: “I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized.” - from Teacher and Child By Haim Ginott.
My teaching approach: Students must receive coaching and immediate descriptive feedback, proceed in incremental steps and engage in practice that is specifically designed to help them get to the next level of skill, understanding, or knowledge." ~ Anders Ericsson and Robert Poole on Homework
B.A. Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, 1991
B.A. English Literature, University of Nevada, Reno,1991
Secondary Teaching Certification, Sierra Nevada College, 1997
M.A. Humanities, Literature and Film emphasis, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2007
Teaching History:
1997-2001 Dayton High School--English, Journalism, Drama
2001-2020 Carson High School--English, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Why I became a teacher:
I became a teacher for too many reasons to list; it would have to be a book, so I will simply, and with much brevity, respond to two: I became a teacher because a former instructor at the University of Nevada, Reno, studying for her Ph.D., humbled herself by dropping to one knee. She then told me to look her in the eye and promise I would become a teacher. I put it off for a while, but I could not drive the idea from my mind. With her face and words always before me, I realized that monetary gain was not fulfilling, so I left a lucrative position in Los Angeles, CA and returned to my hometown of Carson City. I then registered at Sierra Nevada College to become a secondary education teacher. That was 24 years ago. I have been working in the Language Arts Department at Carson High School for the past twenty years.
Contributions I have made as a teacher:
My major contribution as a teacher is my adamant desire to ignore, not utterly and completely of course, percentage grades (thank you Dixi Dougherty), and tirelessly strive to keep young people from giving up…usually in their junior or senior year…just before the finish line. How I have grown since the beginning: I have had to learn to let some things go as I cannot save the world; my Savior already did that. However, I believe that once I am gone, some of the students which I have been blessed with having taught will be eternally grateful for having had me as a teacher.
My advice to a new teacher as a result of my career so far:
Teaching is the highest professional calling of all, so much so that the Bible, in James 3:1, warns that not many should become teachers because they will receive a more accountable judgment; what we teach will, even unconsciously, have eternal consequences upon our students. If you want to become a teacher for the time off, go elsewhere and find another form of employment because being a teacher is 24 / 7. Moreover, if you make it through the first five years, then you can know for sure that it truly is your calling.
My teaching philosophy:
I could say a great deal here, but this quote, which was given to me by the teachers of Sierra Nevada College, Lake Tahoe, CA has never left my field of vision. I read it often, and it has come to be a part of my philosophy of teaching: “I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, and a child humanized or de-humanized.” - from Teacher and Child By Haim Ginott.
My teaching approach: Students must receive coaching and immediate descriptive feedback, proceed in incremental steps and engage in practice that is specifically designed to help them get to the next level of skill, understanding, or knowledge." ~ Anders Ericsson and Robert Poole on Homework