De leerlingenredactie heeft een nieuwe rubriek bedacht: “De strijders van De Meergronden!” Alle reporters gaan dit schooljaar iemand interviewen die op De Meergronden werkt. Ze kiezen zelf iemand die ze interessant vinden of waarbij ze zich afvragen “wat voor functie heeft die persoon eigenlijk”? Het kan ook zijn dat ze hun favoriete docent interviewen of hun mentor. Ook zo benieuwd naar alle interviews die gaan komen?

Maak kennis met…Meergronden strijder Rianne
Eva en Max bijten de spits af. Zij hebben Rianne geïnterviewd, zij is hun English en history teacher en omdat Eva en Max allebei de tweetalige opleiding (tto) volgen en Rianne ook tto-coördinator is hebben zij het interview in English gedaan!

Hi Rianne! We chose to interview you today since we both think you make lessons a lot more fun! Here are our questions:

Since when have you worked at the Meergronden?
2019 was my first-year teaching here so I’ve been teaching here for 7 years and 10 years teaching in total.

Why did you come work at the Meergronden?
I wanted to work close to my home, and I wanted to teach English, but history then got added on to it which I like.

Do you like teaching?
I love teaching. Not all of it is fun. I’m not a fan of meetings, paperwork or grading. But I like interacting with the kids and teaching you kids new things.

When did you start teaching and why?
I started teaching at 23, so 2016 and I became a teacher because my high school mentor was amazing. He made us felt seen, so when I picked up a profession, I wanted to be my own version of him.

What is your favorite thing to teach?
History! History is my all-time favorite and things in the third year I tech wars, so I like to do the world wars.

How did you come up with the way you teach?
You guys spend a lot of time listening to us and working and I feel that doing lots of homework doesn’t help you out. So, if you pay attention, I think you’ll be fine.

What do you do in your free time?
I go on a lot of walks, I read all the time, I’m teaching myself the guitar, I nap because I’m an old person.

What your favorite thing from the Meergronden?
My kids really, I think we have great kids, the school’s atmosphere is very nice and friendly.

Where do you get your memes?
The memes are a collection of internet memes and things my students made and gave me.

Thank you so much for this interview!

Eva klas HV2T en Max klas V2P, Meergronden reporters