Not Your Ordinary, Run of the Mill Teacher

There are some high school math teachers that nearly everyone in the school admires and respects. Mr. Vincent Pricci is at the top of that list.

As a child, Mr. Pricci was unsure of how he wanted to spend his life. He had always had a love for mathematics, and though he went to school for business, he later realized that he needed to put his love for math to good use. 

When asked about the moment he knew he wanted to become a teacher, Mr. Pricci stated that he did not know until he was taking his last math class.

While recalling that math class, he stated, "I realized I did not want to stop being in a math classroom." 

He knew at that moment he would probably become a teacher. 

After graduating from the University of Scranton in 2000, Mr. Pricci started teaching at Abington Heights. He was 22 when he first taught in a classroom, and has now been teaching for 24 years. Over these years, he has collected many accomplishments and accolades that support his teaching career and philosophy. 

After his first year teaching, Mr. Pricci received the Lee Boyer Award from the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics, for the most outstanding first year math teacher in the state of Pennsylvania. He has also been chosen multiple times to give the senior class commencement speech, which is a great honor.But, Mr. Pricci is not in it for the awards and recognition. 

Being able to teach everyday and get to know "all different types of people and personalities" is what Mr. Pricci loves most about his job.     

When asked, Mr. Pricci's students have nothing but amazing things to say about him. 

Robby Lucas, a current junior in Mr. Pricci's AP Precalculus class, had a million compliments to give the math teacher. 

He described him as kind, outgoing, patient, and understanding. 

"I am so excited to have Mr. Pricci as my math teacher this upcoming year. So far, he has been so patient, and has made some very difficult and confusing concepts seem easy."

Though Mr. Pricci is most at home in the classroom, he has a son and a wife who he loves spending time with outside of the school atmosphere. Anytime he is not grading papers or making a lesson plan, he is spending time with the people he loves.

"I love to watch baseball, and play baseball with my son. Golfing and skiing are fun, too. Really anything active sounds like fun to me."

Clearly, Mr. Pricci is known as a well rounded, respected, unordinary and intelligent teacher and person. 

"I love teaching everyone," Mr. Pricci stated at the end of the interview. "I love teaching you!"