Field Blog Post #5


Mr Looman Government
Mayfield High School


When I first arrived at Mayfield I got a tour of the school from Mr. Looman. The school was divided up into different sections. The whole history and government department was right next to each other. They also had two different teacher lounges. One was for all teachers then they had a lounge for the specific department. I found that odd but it made sense. The one part I did not like about that is that a teacher could not meet all the other teachers, but just have a good relationship with their certain department. Mr. Looman and I talked about the transition from a private school to a public school. He said the difference is that he does not have the best relationships with his co workers. He is still in contact with teachers from his former school, but has not made any close teacher friends. We also talked about the students. He said that in a public school it is a little more difficult to keep control of the students. The class size is a lot bigger per class. We also discussed reasons for leaving. It was a better opportunity. Mr. Looman was a coach at NDCL but was freshman basketball, at Mayfield he was varsity assistance. Also we discussed a little bit of the pay of a public school. We did not get into to much detail because that is a bit rude. But he was telling me that the public school pay is better it is just a little more stressful, and he said he does not have the same connection with the students at Mayfield compared to NDCL. He said he loved NDCL but he had to look out for his family. That is a big decision maker in my choice as a teacher, how to make sure my family is well off.