by Brianna Ozuna
Mr. Gerardo López, Pueblo Alumni from the Class of 2005, has now returned to become an Algebra 1 teacher. This will be Lopez’s first year here at Pueblo.
López was a former teacher’s aide in the Sunnyside School District, but he added this position pushed him to pursue a teaching career.
“It was during this time that I truly realized that I liked math and liked helping students just as much. So, I made the decision to become a teacher.”
Thus far, López said that he has enjoyed his experiences here at Pueblo by making connections with students and building relationships with them while teaching and motivating them to push themselves.
“I see some of the students going through the same struggles as I did when I was a teenager,” he said. “We can make connections, and so I’m kind of motivating them to do better in life.”
As a new teacher, López confessed that he has many strengths and a few weaknesses.
“One of my greatest strengths is being patient, which is one of the reasons why teaching has been so easy for me. However, one of my weaknesses is taking work home with me—not getting grading done at Pueblo.”
López said that he is “very happy” that he is initiating his full-time teaching career at Pueblo, and he is looking forward to adapting to a new lifestyle—a new school with great new students.