Teacher moves on to instruct university
Q and A with Yohanis Carrera
Q: How long have you been teaching at Plant?
A: At Plant I believe it’s been five years.
Q: When is your last day at Plant?
A: Next week after exams after over.
Q: What is your favorite part about teaching at Plant?
A: The students. There’s no doubt.
Q: What are you planning on doing after you leave?
A: I want to teach in higher education. That’s what I’ve wanted to do ever since I’ve started teaching. I’m going to be teaching at UT.
Q: What is the most difficult thing about teaching?
A: The most difficult thing about teaching is the amount and loads of work that are not necessarily related to teaching.
Q: Do you have any vivid or prominent memories you’d like to share?
A: I have many but they’re not shareable. (laughs)
Q: What are you going to miss most about teaching in your classes?
A: I’m going to miss my kids.
Q: What are you going to miss about your coworkers?
A: My coworkers are very nice to me, especially my work husbands.
Q: What is something you’re not going to miss?
A: The amount of paperwork and doing a thousand things at once. I don’t like that.
Q: What do you think it will be like to start a new routine?
A: That’s a challenge so I’m hoping it will be fine.
Q: How are you feeling about leaving?
A: It’s a mix. Its happy and sad. It’s happy because I’ll be able to do something I’ve been wanting to do since day one. It’s also sad because I’ll be leaving. I mean, it’s been 15 years within the county.
Q: How are you going to celebrate your career at Plant?
A: I’m getting together with my friends within the school and were going somewhere. Then next week, I have an invitation for lunch. I’m also celebrating with my students. We’re having a farewell party.