Meet Mr. Mitch
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A Jolly Rancher whizzes through the air and is deftly caught by AP English student Kerelos Shehata who has just made an astute comment on the reading for the day -- works by the 19th century author and activist Henry David Thoreau.
"I really don't need to give candy as an incentive, but they like it," says Foxboro High School English teacher Walter Mitchell with a grin.
In the course of 50 minutes, more than 10 candies will be tossed and caught and nearly all of the 20 students in class will have voluntarily participated in the conversation -- not a drooping head or glazed-over eye among them.
Mr. "Mitch" has been teaching English for 19 years at Foxboro High (37 years total), and in that time has left an indelible impression on students and, truth be told, their parents, who have been vocal about their child's passion for his class. With a bass voice rich and inquiring, a vocabulary that says 'I'm not dumbing down for anyone' and enthusiasm that roars into room #206, Mitch demands and gets what he's after: a classroom of engaged teenagers who grasp the material.
"I think he's the most incredible teacher I've ever had," says Anthony Barreira. "He even loves grading papers, which a lot of teachers hate, because he wants to see what we have to say."
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A Jolly Rancher whizzes through the air and is deftly caught by AP English student Kerelos Shehata who has just made an astute comment on the reading for the day -- works by the 19th century author and activist Henry David Thoreau.
"I really don't need to give candy as an incentive, but they like it," says Foxboro High School English teacher Walter Mitchell with a grin.
In the course of 50 minutes, more than 10 candies will be tossed and caught and nearly all of the 20 students in class will have voluntarily participated in the conversation -- not a drooping head or glazed-over eye among them.
Mr. "Mitch" has been teaching English for 19 years at Foxboro High (37 years total), and in that time has left an indelible impression on students and, truth be told, their parents, who have been vocal about their child's passion for his class. With a bass voice rich and inquiring, a vocabulary that says 'I'm not dumbing down for anyone' and enthusiasm that roars into room #206, Mitch demands and gets what he's after: a classroom of engaged teenagers who grasp the material.
"I think he's the most incredible teacher I've ever had," says Anthony Barreira. "He even loves grading papers, which a lot of teachers hate, because he wants to see what we have to say."
