He taught us how to get our news and helped us understand world events through classroom discussion. He was intelligent, he was informed, he was unique, and I think we loved him because he challenged us to be the same way. But, he had a great sense of humor which he employed often while describing historical events and he was quick to quip great one-liners like “You’ll sleep when you’re dead!” when dealing with distractions. His style of teaching was based more on a college classroom than high school – he would stand at the front of the room and lecture daily and had us complete our assignments out of college coursebooks.
His stove in his kitchen was powered by making a small fire inside like a woodstove. He had a donkey named Jack which he would use to plow his small farm each year. He enjoyed a simple life (and presumably still does) in a home with no computer or television, and only received his information from newspapers and the radio. Mac, but it was a combination of his personality and teaching style that made him so well-loved by so many that came before and after my class.
It’s hard to put into exact words the magic of Dr. I had a lot of great teachers throughout my years as a student, but one that stands out for me and many of my fellow classmates is my history teacher from high school, Dr. Jada Jarillo, Marketing and Operations Manager (To give you a sense of how close we still are: the girl to the left of me is Michele, whom I just had dinner with in Florida last month, and the guy left of her is Scott, whom I’ll be visiting in Colorado later this month.) The other photo is a more recent picture of some of the high-school group having lunch in Lansing when I was visiting a few years ago that’s me on the top left and Ms. This is my senior year, 1997 that’s me third from the left in the first row, and Ms. Photos: the older photo is of the drama program at our end-of-year celebration at Lansing’s Boarshead Theater. Guess she saw the news anchor in me before I did! Falion insisted I’d be great at it, but I always resisted and never did it. She was a great teacher and is a wonderful person she’s still my friend to this day, and I wouldn’t be where I am without her.Īnd here’s some irony for you: in forensics, there’s a category called “Broadcasting,” where you take on the role of a news anchor. Falion had started from nothing and built into one of the top programs in the state in the space of a few short years. By my junior year, I was starring in the school musical – Seymour in “Little Shop,” naturally – and performing in Everett’s competitive theater program, which Ms. From there, she encouraged me to join Everett’s forensics team, which became my favorite extracurricular activity all through high school. Falion helped me come out of my shell and get comfortable with public speaking. I was a nerdy, introverted kid when I signed up for debate class my freshman year Ms. I’ve been blessed with many great teachers, but I have to shout out Jane Falion, my drama and debate coach at Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan. Aaron Keck, “This Morning with Aaron Keck”
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