-: My name is Patrice Brock.
I'm a science teacher at Central Catholic High School
here in Toledo.
First of all, take as many content courses as you can.
If you're going to teach English, take that English course
that's a little left of center, that's gonna give you
a little bit deeper understanding of literature.
If you're a science teacher, take as many courses as you can
in the different fields
because you don't know what you'll end up teaching.
So it's good to have expertise in
as many things as possible.
Next, talk to people.
Make good use of every experience,
your student teaching, your mentoring.
Not just in the room that you're assigned.
Talk to the people around you.
Talk to the teachers, find out what they do.
What's the best thing about their day?
That's how you get better even before you start your career.