Full Name
Brandon Boylan
Where (school and city) do you teach?
San Antonio, Texas
How many years have you been advising publications?
2
How many students are involved in your media program at your school?
150
Most unusual item in/on your desk?
Florida State bluetooth speaker
Favorite deadline snack?
Coffee
Favorite journalism-related website?
NPR.org
Three words students use to describe you?
Dedicated, quirky, fun
Last great book you read?
Trials of the Jedi
If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would it be?
Hawaii or Ireland
Why is journalism important?
As Mon Mothma said, “I believe we are in crisis. The distance between what is said and what is known to be true has become an abyss. Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous. The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams the loudest.”
What’s the biggest struggle you’ve had to overcome as a teacher?
Having enough time to make all of my big ideas come to fruition.
Who are your biggest influencers as a teacher?
My 5th grade teacher, Ms. Vincent, the motivational speaker Eric Thomas, and the greatest Star Wars character of all time, Ahsoka Tano.
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