Paul K. Chung

Middle School Math Teacher

At McGillis since 2010

 

Contact Paul Chung: pchung@mcgillisschool.org

 

Education:
B.F.A., Graphic Design, Miami University
M.A.T., Westminster College
Fellow - Klingenstein Center Teachers College, Columbia University

 

Bio:

Mr. Chung wears the same thing every day to school so that he can concentrate on math and donuts. Knowing students can achieve ridiculous levels of learning, he expects a lot from them every single day. Acquiring new skills should be both joyful and challenging. Similarly, middle school life (read pre-teen/teenagers) can be heaven and, well, just plain mind-boggling. Mr. Chung believes in offering huge amounts of love to students while also demanding results worthy of their existence as humans on this planet. And most importantly, he believes that all the world's ills can be solved by listening long and hard to the roar of an internal combustion engine mounted on two wheels.

 

I am currently reading:

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

 

I am learning to:

Be patient as my two teenage sons push my buttons, just like I did when I was their age.

 

Favorite McGillis lunch:
Hummus sandwich

 

Favorite McGillis Tradition:
Count-down by grade to the start of winter break!

 

Which value do you most appreciate?

Learning for the Sake of Learning — it is what drives me to spend way too much time on YouTube finding the best way to remove the dash of my van.

 

What is a powerful moment you experienced at school?

The love, support and kindness of this community.

 

The defining moment that led to your career in education:

Education was next on my never-ending list of things I would love to learn.