By SYDNEY CHEN
Growing up in a family full of educators, newly hired business education teacher Ryan Bauer was bound to become a teacher.
Having the opportunity to take business courses during high school jump-started Mr. Bauer’s passion for business and teaching. He feels introducing business to high school students positively impacts their education. Mr. Bauer said, “Being able to teach a class that gives students a true light into what their future might look like is significantly rewarding to me.”
Mr. Bauer attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, NJ where he received a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Shortly after, he received his master’s degree from SUNY Oswego in business education. He spent some years teaching at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington before coming to Jericho.
Curriculum Associate for Social Studies and Business Dr. Sundberg believes Mr. Bauer has the experience and the skills to make a difference. He said, “Mr. Bauer is very hardworking and creative. He looks for new ways of teaching complicated ideas. He’s good with technology, and he is a very calm and mature presence in the classroom .”
For Mr. Bauer, building good student relationships is extremely important. He said, “I’m the JV nine boys soccer coach and I immerse myself in school-related activities and try to show up to as many things as I possibly can.”
Business teacher Mr. Bauer thoroughly enjoys his new position at Jericho High School. He said, “It’s really an absolute pleasure working here, and I feel very fortunate to be a part of such an amazing community.”
Outside of the classroom, Mr. Bauer enjoys spending time with friends and family as well as playing sports. “I’m a big athlete and I enjoy playing soccer, running, and going to the gym. Snowboarding is one of my favorite hobbies,” he said.