By Alexis Broderick – Social Media Editor-in-Chief

Mrs. Lucia has been an English teacher at Jonathan Law for 14 years. She teaches English 1, English 3, and AP Language. Social Media Editor-in-Chief Alexis Broderick interviewed Lucia about the current school year. 

Alexis Broderick: What is your favorite part about being a teacher?

Mrs. Lucia: My favorite part about teaching are the relationships that develop with individual students.  I love what I teach because I get to learn so much about what makes my students “tick” based on their thoughts and opinions about what we read and discuss in class. And the relationship that each class develops is also so fun for me.  Each class is so unique, and I love watching the class personality develop. Like, which Spotify playlist does Period 1 like?  It is different from the one Period 5 likes. And Period 4 doesn’t like any of my music, they just want to talk.  That kind of thing,  I also just love watching students get fired up about things in class; I will never get over 9th graders being shocked by that (Spoiler Alert!) Boo saves the day in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” or AP Lang students eating up the scandalous details of the relationship that developed between Perry Smith and Truman Capote behind the scenes in “In Cold Blood.”

AB: What are your goals for the rest of the year?

ML: My goals for this year are to continue to try to find ways to motivate and engage my students.  This year has just been really hard, and I hope all our students here know we understand and will do whatever we can to support you all as we try to get back to a more normal school experience.  I feel like we are through the worst of it, so my goals are to help my students feel as connected and competent as possible so they can have a successful end of the year!

AB: What’s your favorite class to teach and why?

ML: That is like asking a mom to pick her favorite child! I love them all for different reasons!

AB: What are some things you enjoy doing outside of school?

ML: Outside of school, I am a homebody.  I like to spend time at home with my children, snuggling/smothering them. When they’re sick of me, I like to read, cook and bake, and workout (because of all the cooking and baking).  

AB: How has COVID affected the way you teach?

ML: COVID has obviously made teaching so different.  I keep saying to my colleagues, “I feel like we aren’t ever doing anything fun!”  Not being able to do a lot of group work or move around the room, combined with less class time, has made things feel very repetitive.  I am looking forward to what I hope will be a more “typical” year next year!