"Recently middle school English teacher Anna DeRoos switched to being OSA Dean of Students." --Triece Kushner, 7th grade
Recently middle school English teacher Anna DeRoos switched to being OSA Dean of Students. DeRoos describes initially feeling stressed about the beginning of the year because it meant not teaching anymore. “After realizing that I have to stop being a teacher and being like, ‘Wow, I am really going to do this!’ I know I am going to miss being a teacher there is also the fear of doing something different, and messing up,” she said. “And choosing the new English teacher, I have a big choice in the picking.”
But, DeRoos is finding that being Dean and being a teacher is not that different. “As a Dean, as an administrator, the office of the Dean of Students is generally responsible for serving as a point of information for students and responding to students' needs,” according to Study.com. That is not that different from what a teacher does, well except for the actual teaching.
DeRoos seemed to agree. “Well, the thing is as a teacher, I have a lot of responsibility having to take all kids seriously. And what I do in the classroom I do well and take that apply it to other classrooms and situations in class. Because being a teacher I have experience in stuff like that, and being a dean is exactly how I expected to be the dean because a teacher you work with the dean a lot.”
It took OSA students by surprise when DeRoos told everyone the news at the “If you knew my story” assembly in September. Everyone lost it by screaming and yelling, “WE LOVE YOU!” It filled the whole room with joy because the students knew they could trust DeRoos.
“I knew that people would react happily because I know I have a lot of mutual respect with the students here good relationships with them," she said. "I felt obviously really happy because I knew now that they were that excited, I didn't realize that I would be that excited. It was amazing!”
DeRoos hasn't had a chance to miss teaching yet because she is currently working both jobs as the school looks to hire a new 7th grade English teacher. “I haven't been doing a dean job long enough, I work both jobs right now but I know I am going to miss being a teacher,” she said.
Many current 6th graders are still slightly disappointed that they never will get a chance to be taught by Ms. DeRoos but everyone knows that she is going to be a great dean!
But, DeRoos is finding that being Dean and being a teacher is not that different. “As a Dean, as an administrator, the office of the Dean of Students is generally responsible for serving as a point of information for students and responding to students' needs,” according to Study.com. That is not that different from what a teacher does, well except for the actual teaching.
DeRoos seemed to agree. “Well, the thing is as a teacher, I have a lot of responsibility having to take all kids seriously. And what I do in the classroom I do well and take that apply it to other classrooms and situations in class. Because being a teacher I have experience in stuff like that, and being a dean is exactly how I expected to be the dean because a teacher you work with the dean a lot.”
It took OSA students by surprise when DeRoos told everyone the news at the “If you knew my story” assembly in September. Everyone lost it by screaming and yelling, “WE LOVE YOU!” It filled the whole room with joy because the students knew they could trust DeRoos.
“I knew that people would react happily because I know I have a lot of mutual respect with the students here good relationships with them," she said. "I felt obviously really happy because I knew now that they were that excited, I didn't realize that I would be that excited. It was amazing!”
DeRoos hasn't had a chance to miss teaching yet because she is currently working both jobs as the school looks to hire a new 7th grade English teacher. “I haven't been doing a dean job long enough, I work both jobs right now but I know I am going to miss being a teacher,” she said.
Many current 6th graders are still slightly disappointed that they never will get a chance to be taught by Ms. DeRoos but everyone knows that she is going to be a great dean!