{"id":13896,"date":"2015-02-02T10:53:18","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T16:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=13896"},"modified":"2017-02-09T01:12:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T07:12:38","slug":"teaching-and-residential-life-at-imsa-insight-with-bonny-sucherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2015\/02\/02\/teaching-and-residential-life-at-imsa-insight-with-bonny-sucherman\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching and Residential Life at IMSA: Insight with Bonny Sucherman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Affectionately called Bon-Bon by her fellow C-wingers in 1503, Ms. Bonny Sucherman recently shared her thoughts on her current position as an English teacher alongside her original duties as a residential counselor. As a student under her wing, I was naturally curious about how she juggles both aspects in her career.
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First off, how did you get interested in teaching?<\/em><\/p>\n

[laughs<\/em>] This is really clich\u00e9, but I\u2019ve always wanted to be a teacher. When I was a kid, I used to always play teacher instead of house. My decision solidified during college when I took an upper teaching level and had the opportunity to co-teach an AP English class at a high school. After that, I knew for sure that teaching is what I wanted to do.<\/p>\n

How did you get the opportunity to teach a class while also being an RC at IMSA?<\/em><\/p>\n

Principal Lawrence told me there was an opening to teach two sections of Dr. Madon\u2019s Modern Theater class for the time being. He asked if I was interested in teaching because he knew of my background.<\/p>\n

What is your background?<\/em><\/p>\n

I received a double major from Beloit College in secondary education and English. Throughout my education, I really enjoyed taking a variety of theater classes. I was especially heavily involved in theater for social action, a style of theatrical pieces that focused on the oppressed. It originates from Peru.<\/p>\n

How are you adjusting to this new aspect of your career?<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s fine\u2026[laughs<\/em>] It is a bit challenging to manage my time, though. I have an 8:00 AM class and at the same time, I might have an RC shift until midnight. There are also new expectations for me, different from the ones being an RC.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the difference between leading a class from a wing\u2014personality, authority?<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, in a classroom, the expectations are clear. Students understand and expect the role of a teacher so it was easy to step into. The expectations as a teacher are clear, as well, and I behave accordingly. Leading a wing is definitely more casual. I can interact with the students through casual one-on-one check-ins. It\u2019s always different, too. I act based upon the needs of each individual.<\/p>\n

Did your perspective change of the IMSA students in any way from seeing them in a classroom setting versus the residential halls?<\/em><\/p>\n

My perspective didn\u2019t change much. The main difference I noticed was that though some of the students might be outgoing in the halls, they were more reserved in class.<\/p>\n

To close, do you have any goals for the rest of the quarter?<\/em><\/p>\n

I really enjoyed getting to know kids across campus through my classes and want to continue these interactions. I hope that this will prompt me to get into other halls and have a wider visibility across campus.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Irina Wirjan ’15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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