(In French) En haunt du mont.
Très bien.
The mount on top of which?
Connor!
(In French) Le mont en haut du quel.
My name is Doug Wortham, and I teach French; and I have been here at Rowland Hall for 40
years as of this year, and it's always been French, and it's always been Rowland Hall.
When I first went to university, it was a public university, and it was a step up,
but it wasn't dramatic. When I came to Rowland Hall, it was a dramatic step up. I realized
the potential of these kids, and within a year of teaching, I actually became angry at my own
education because I felt that my own intellectual potential had been a little bit squandered by
those in whom I had entrusted it, right? So I really straight away just made a vow to myself,
saying I'm not going to squander kids' potential academically; I'm going to push them all the way.
My name is Mary Lawlor, and I teach sixth-grade English at Rowland Hall.
This is my 22nd year.
With teaching, you have to be on your game; there's no sitting back in your chair.
The day goes so fast because there's just so much going on.
I think at the Middle School, we are so comfortable with
being vulnerable, being ourselves, not taking ourselves too seriously. We all work so hard,
and I think we just really have a sense of humor about this age group.
At Rowland Hall, relationships matter and relationships matter because without
strong relationships and the feeling of trust amongst faculty,
between administration and faculty, between faculty and students, between students and their
peer students, we don't have this strong community that allows us to do the amazing work that we do.