AP Sculpture teacher Jeff Seidel found himself paired with AP Physics teacher Michael Voth for the third teacher switch. (See video above to watch Voth as he receives his first lesson on the potter’s wheel.)
Seidel had an easier time.
“It was pretty comfortable for me, but I was originally a double-science major in biology and chemistry, and I loved physics when I was a kid,” Seidel said.
While physics may not be any new feat for Seidel, his return to the classroom as a student was an intriguing experience.
“I really had fun, it was interesting to sit back in a high school class again,” Seidel said. “I was a lot better behaved the second time around.”
The switch even allowed Seidel to gain perspective on both the student and teaching side of educating.
“Whenever I sit in as a student, I always watch the teacher and see things that they do that I like, that I can incorporate in my own classroom, and things that they do that kind of annoy me as a student,” he said.
Hear an interview with Seidel about the switch. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/91273711″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]