The highlight of my student teaching placement was connecting and building relationships with my students, an area of my practice I take pride in. Below is a collection of student testimonials of their experience with me in the classroom.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
-Maya Angelou
"In my time being with Mr. Galis I genuinely enjoyed his presence as a teacher as many, many other students did. Mr. Galis automatically greeted you as you walked into class including asking how your day is, giving high fives, and bringing lots of energy with his jokes into the classroom. Mr. Galis not only helped me education wise everytime I needed, but mentally and emotionally, and always made sure to check up on me. I believe every student had a genuine connection with him as he got along with all of us, and had the dedication to help us improve more each day." -Jenna
"I had the pleasure of being a student in Mr. Galis’ classroom, and it was an awesome experience. His teaching style is engaging and interactive, making even the most challenging topics understandable and interesting. He always encouraged us to ask questions and think critically. His dedication and passion for teaching reflected everyday; I truly appreciated his efforts." -Julissa
"With the time I spent with Mr. Galis I found him as a very passionate and enjoyable teacher. Right when we start class he explains the instructions very clearly and if we needed to hear it again he wouldn't make a problem out of it. Mr. Galis always puts so much energy and effort into genuinely helping us making sure we succeed along with making us laugh with his jokes. Mr Galis always checks up on me along with other students during class to make sure we are all caught up. He would notice me struggling on the work and come help me on his own, I found that beyond helpful. Mr. Galis is a very understanding teacher while being very easy to work with." -Demi
"Mr. Galis has been an incredible student teacher in my opinion, his way of teaching is very calm which I really appreciate. I hate when teachers are very aggressive so that was a plus for me. Mr. Galis is very understanding towards his students and helps them in every way he can. I can tell that he is gonna be a great teacher and his students will appreciate him. Mr. Galis always finds a way to teach us the subjects in a more understandable way." -Joey
"My experience with Mr.Galis was really fun and he is a very organized teacher. He is very good with students and always has interactions with them. He is well-humored and his class is overall fun. The assignments he assigned were always on topic with what he taught. Looking forward to his class every day and hope he remains a teacher at Leyden in the future!" -Ximena
"My time with Mr. Galis has been nothing short of an incredible experience with amazing teaching and learning, but he also creates a fun and welcoming environment every day he taught our class. He loves to connect with students and learn about them making his classes even more enjoyable to attend each and every day." -Alexander
"I enjoyed every day in class with you. There was never a dull moment and it’s what made the class enjoyable for me." -Sebastian
-Crystal
-Yudit