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Welcome to "Teacher Talks," the podcast where a retired high school science STEM teacher reconnects with former students to uncover the fascinating stories of their post-graduation adventures. I delve into the careers and college experiences of these accomplished individuals and how their earlier education shaped their choices. Join me as my former students teach the teacher.
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In 1998 Andrea left Huntington High School to study biology at McGill University in Montral, Canada, she came back to Huntington and using her talent and resiliency she has become Head of Global Digital Marketing Channels at Eppendorf, a global leading life science company that develops and sells products for commercial and academic laboratories. A…
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I call Jordan the turn around kid. His early years at Commack High School were a struggle for him. But he worked hard to overcome challenges and reached lofty academic heights before graduating in 2017. He went to the University of Chicago with specific academic intentions. He turned those intentions around graduating in a field that he did not int…
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Andrew Zipkin is an analytical chemist at Eurofins EAG Laboratories and President Elect of The Society for Archaeological Sciences. If you had asked him if he would have a career as an archaeologist and chemist when he graduated from Southside High School in Rockville Centre, NY in 2005, I am certain he would have thought that an impossibility (he …
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Jessica, who graduated in 2002 from Southside High School in Rockville Centre, NY. Jessica is who I call a milestone student. A student that a teacher can never forget because she is associated with a special first-time achievement. In Jessica's case it was here becoming an Intel Science Talent Search Finalist (now Regeneron STS). Jessica reveals t…
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Mazdak, who graduated from Huntington High School in 1998, is a student I could never forget. His optimistic and grateful nature stems from his immigrant roots. In high school he was obsessed with building a model solar powered airplane. That obsession led to an aviation career that has him living in Belgium with his family as an engineer for the U…
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Isabella was my high school student, she took a course with me called science research. After graduating from high school in 2017 she went on to study Mechanical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. I tracked her down to catch up and found after going through work internships at university she settled into a job at SpaceX. Its so cool …
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In 2018, Trevor was my high school science student. I recently tracked him down and coincidently, he just graduated from the US Airforce Academy, got his pilot wings and now is starting his training to fly the KC-135 Stratotanker, a military aerial refueling tanker aircraft. I wanted to find out about his journey and get advice for parents and youn…
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