Mr. Conley was to be the Teacher of the Month!
During my interview, I learned that his favorite class to teach out of all his classes is Algebra 1. While he loves teaching math, other subjects he would be interested in teaching would be PE or Science. “Science was always my favorite subject in school, but I have always loved athletics, and if I taught PE, I wouldn’t have to stay late after school every day grading papers.”
His motivations for coming to work every day are to be a good employee and earn a paycheck, which I think most, if not all, employees can relate to. He includes in the interview, “My first motivation is the fact that I value being a good employee for the people I work for, and work with. I do not want to cause them any unnecessary stress by not coming to work. My second motivation is earning a paycheck. There are various complaints we as teachers discuss about pay, students, administration, and coworkers, but my love of teaching new content to students trumps all of that. The fact that I get to do it in the community I grew up in and I get to teach the children of people I grew up with makes it even better. There are many jobs I could have but I think teaching here is the most rewarding and the most fun.”
His favorite memory from being at the high school is being here for his daughter’s senior year. He states, “Being able to watch Rylie on a daily basis and experience so many of her last things at CHS is something most parents do not get to do.” Lastly, as he is well known for the taste in music, his favorite musician is Kesha because the music can allows get him in a good mood
Thank you Mr. Conley for answering my questions!