My name is Chuck Walizer. I am a 1996 graduate of Bald Eagle-Nittany High School. I live in Mackeyville with my wife and fellow teacher (English) Mrs. Jodie Walizer and our four children Chase, Amelia, Ainsley, and London, and our dog Moose. I received my bachelor´s degree in history from Washington State University and a master´s degree in education from Wilkes University, and am currently working towards a PhD in History from Liberty University. I have been with SVRCS for 11 years. In addition to teaching, I have also served as a para-educator and substitute. I have also helped create the guitar and Via Virili (Road to Manhood) clubs on campus.
Off-campus I enjoy spending time with my family. The typical summer night will find us around our fire pit in our backyard if we are lucky enough, joined by our friends, family, and neighbor friends. When not sitting by the fire, home renovations, gardening, walking our dog, fishing, and camping make up the bulk of our time away from school.
I am a self-confessed political junkie who loves to discuss policy. I enjoy television shows such as the West Wing, the Newsroom, and Curse of Oak Island. I listen to all genres of music but have a deep appreciation of 90´s rock, the last great era of music. My favorite professional sports teams all share a common thread. The Yankees, Packers, and Maple Leafs all have some of the richest histories in their sports. While I am a lifelong Penn State fan, I do have a soft spot for Washington State University (WSU) programs GO COUGS!, especially football; and during the season I can be found listening to WSU football games rather than Penn State, if the choice needs to be made.
My journey toward the education profession cannot be described as usual or traditional. However, it is simply the most rewarding and meaningful professional calling I can imagine. I believe in teaching our learners how to be agents of their own learning, spending equal amounts of time teaching how to learn as much as material to learn. As educational philosopher John Dewey once said...."The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think-- rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with the thoughts of other men".
C.Robert Walizer-