Teachers are the people responsible for motivating and educating dozens of teenagers. They deal with the iconic subculture of people, according to many adults, that is infamous for its insubordination and laziness. Troy High is staffed by many educators who have dedicated their lives to teaching. Some faculty veterans share what they have seen over the years.

MATH TEACHER JOAN STRATMAN
How long have you been at Troy High?
26 years
What changes with the students have you seen over the years?
Technology made a lot of things different. I do not think students see the beauty of taking a long time to get an answer because you Google it and there it is.
What is your most memorable teaching moment?
It is a lot of little memories, like students who all of a sudden get it. It sounds corny, but for teachers that means a lot.

JAPANESE TEACHER KIM BENBOW
How long have you been at Troy High?
22 years
What changes with the students have you seen over the years?
When I first arrived there was a lot of fights and anger in the student body. The peer mediation program changed everything.
What is your most memorable teaching moment?
Ten years ago, I organized a student exchange between a school in Japan and Troy High. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen; to get kids from two opposite sides of the world together.

HISTORY TEACHER KEVIN FLAHERTY
How long have you been at Troy High?
21 years
What changes with the students have you seen over the years?
We have different demographics. Also, when I started here we had a lot more physical altercations.
What is your most memorable teaching moment?
9/11 was a big deal, I remember that clearly. It was one of those events that years down the road you can say you knew where you were when you found out.