Teacher Feature: Mr. Baldwin

Who is your favorite fellow teacher? 

• -Mr. Bradshaw(both teach AP world history) 

Did you get into trouble when you were in school? 

• -Yes, I jumped out of the window during class and had to discuss it with the teacher whose class I was in and the guidance counselor. 

What is your favorite part of being a Global teacher? 

• -The topic and students because they are at a fun age 

If you weren't a teacher what would you be? 

• - He would have stayed in the Navy (this year would've been the 32nd year in the Navy) and be back to tending bar at the legion.

What is your musical guilty pleasure? 

• - The first cowboy junkies album. (trinity sessions)

What is your favorite social media app?  

• -Dont have one.

What was your high school GPA? 

• -High school-93.5 12th in the class out of 165, but he flunked out of college and it was below 2.0 then and after the navy 3.9

What was your favorite school lunch? 

• -Hot turkey sandwich, and still is 

As a teacher, do you actually like apples? 

• - Yes, ruby frost is alright, my favorite is either ever crisp or honey crisp snapdragons are good, but Cortland apples are best for a pie. 

What is your bedtime? 

• -9:30- 10:30

What was your first car? 

• - 1990 Ford F-150

What is your favorite part of global that you teach? 

• -Roman history, and paleolithic/evolution. 

Who was your favorite teacher growing up?

• - Stan Hugo- math teacher, you didn't mess with Stan he was disciplined and strict and firm but fair and made you do your work, Caesar Struglia - he was a science teacher and Strug was unorthodox he thought grades were ******** he went in the day [that] grades were due and whatever your highest grade on the report card was he would add 4-5 points onto it, he looked out for students who were “outsiders”, if you didn't fit in or didn't have any friends or was in the nerd crowd he wanted you in his class. (Had many good stories to share about Strug and looks up to him, he tries to be like him/ admires him.)