By Paige Szygiel – Staff Reporter

A new math teacher has joined the Law faculty and he has been a perfect fit.

After teaching at Foran for 15 years, Mr. Bracnaro made the move over to Law this year and immediately felt at home.

“It is so rewarding to see the smiling faces of my students,” Bracnaro said. “The greatest reward is seeing all of them being active in class and succeeding.”

Bracnaro provides a very positive learning environment to make all of his students feel comfortable. In his classes, he focusses on making sure the students fully understand the material using his style of open teaching.

“Every student is unique and I don’t believe in a cookie-cutter approach,” Bracnaro said.

His students enjoy this approach.

“Math isn’t my best subject; I actually tend to have a lot of difficulty,” senior Niamh Nelson said. “I enjoy going to class because I know that I will be getting all the help I need.”

Students in Bracnaro’s class get positive energy when they enter his room.

“I love going to his class everyday,” senior Azemina Radoncic said. “He makes sure we understand the material fully and doesn’t stop until we do.”

Before coming to Law, Bracnaro said he made goals for himself and for his students.

“My goal is to get the best performance I can get out of every student,” Bracnaro said. “Even if they perform at different levels I want them to perform to their fullest.”

Bracnaro’s goal isn’t just for his students to succeed in the classroom; he wants to make sure they also succeed in life as well.

“It’s not all about books and academics,” Bracnaro said.” I want my students to develop into good contributing members of society.”

Students in his classes said that they can see how much time and effort he puts into his students.

“Mr. Bracnaro goes over all the material over and over again until we fully understand it,” senior Bryanna Jennings said. “He always offers extra help and I find it very helpful.”

If students are having problems in school or at home, Bracnaro is a very easy person to talk to and really cares about the feelings of all of his students.

“Law is the best thing that has happened in my career,” Bracnaro said.