New to the Bishop Miege Math Hub is director Jeffrey Reed. By way of China to San Diego, and now to the middle of the United States, Reed’s teaching journey has taken him all around the world. As one of the newest teachers on staff, we wanted to know more about Mr. Reed.
Q. What has been your favorite place to live and why?
Shaman, China is probably the place I would say is realistic, because I could go sailing, and to the beach. I could also go hiking in the mountains, skydiving or paragliding, all in one place. It was warm, but if I went way up in the mountains, it got pretty chilly in the winter.
Q. What’s your favorite thing about working here at Miege?
The positive attitude of most of the students and the teachers. I’ve been on an adventure with the students and the parents here. Many of them have been here for several generations. There’s three generations that have come to the school. I love my own life, but I’m also jealous of having that community that knows each other in and out.
Q. What is the most unique hobby you have?
I’m a scuba diving instructor, so I got to scuba dive around the world for free. Instead of having to pay to go to Indonesia, I got paid to go to Indonesia on my own time.
Q. What is different about working in American schools versus schools in other countries?
I’ve worked in public schools in China, where a lot of the students were poor. I’ve also worked in private schools. I think one difference is how family express the importance of doing well, which means they pay more attention to what their kids are doing.
Q. What is your favorite Chinese snack that you wish we had in America?
I would say my mala tang, or youtiao. Youtiao is a fried bread. They take the dough and then make it into a hot dog shape, and then throw it into super hot grease. It is amazing. And then mala tang is this big bowl of spicy curry soup that is also delicious.
