John+S's+OpEd+Article

media type="file" key="johns-muckraker-2011.mp3" by John Sheehy
 * G Mr. V**

There are many teachers on campus. Some are loved: Eulau, Kellogg, Villa, and Josh Dinkler. Others, who will remain nameless, are not worthy to have their name and love placed in the same sentence. When I think about these teachers, I can not comprehend how they can take any iota of fun out of learning. Yesterday we had the college prep versus AP discussion in class. After one of my classes, which I hate, I informed Bri Motley how I feel like one of those college prep kids who does not care about their class. The class is so boring. During some classes, teachers send out the “I don’t want to be here right now" vibes. To you I say leave, because you make me not want to be here right now. Other teachers send off the “I can do whatever I want because I have been here for seven years and am head of a department” vibes. To you I say get your head out of your butt and go teach pride-ology. There are many bad teachers. however, there is one teacher who bucks the trend and deserves major props.

His name is Mr Villano. I call him “G Mr. V.” The guy’s thug. He cage fights. That’s reason enough to like the guy. He surfs, skis and teaches math. He is a great dad. You just don’t mess with Mr. Villano. Last year he told Joe Spota and me how an incompetent skier cut his daughter off. He chucked the guys polls off into the woods somewhere. His class rule is summarized in one word: shut-the-hell-up. Cell phones are not tolerated in his class and although sometimes he mistakes texting like motions for punching numbers into a calculator, his justice is blind. Mr. villano punishes all equally.

Although he is not everyone’s favorite math teacher, he is in a three way tie for mine. That’s only because Villa, Kellogg, and Villano are all bosses. Students say they learned more from reading the math book. I say I learned more from him. Students say they didn’t learn to their maximum ability. I give all the credit for my knowledge of algebra to Mr. Villano. Students say he’s mean. I say he genuinely cares. When talking to you, he shows he cares. Students bash Mr. Villano. I say he is a very well-rounded, learned teacher. Students say he gives too much homework. I say he knows what’s best. Students say he doesn’t care about your social life. I say he cares about you getting into the college of your dreams, through teaching which in time raises your SAT score. Any topic can be discussed with Mr. Villano. He knows everything. He’s G and he’s Mr. V.