Dr. Fisher is midway through his first year at Judge. During the first semester, he taught sophomore and junior theology classes with his own unique flair. We decided to sit down with him to talk about how it’s going and what he expects as the second semester begins.

Dr. Fisher has spent his first semester at Judge teaching sophomores and juniors in theology. Over this time, he has cultivated a student body that wants to engage and talk with him.

“It’s actually just getting to know my flock and helping everybody here grow,” he said.

When asked about his experience teaching at Judge, he compared it to other schools he has seen. He emphasized how articulate and respectful his students are.

“People look you in the eye and talk in complete sentences, and everything that I wanted my own kids to do.”

Going into last semester, one of the problems he saw with students was difficulty writing and showing their thoughts on paper. “Yes. Having addressed a problem among my sophomores in particular and basic writing, which was, we think, because of when the Covid lockdown hit.”

After one semester with his students, he says they have greatly improved compared to the start of the year. “Now everybody can write. I want to carry that forward and move in the direction of critical argument and short essay writing. And so I’m assessing that way differently.”

Going into the second semester, he wants to instill more writing skills in his students as well as prepare them for the end of their high school careers. “Juniors suddenly realize they’re about to be seniors, and it dawns on them that right after they’re seniors, they’re out of here. And that’s a hard transition to make. I remember it very well in the life of my own kids and in my own life years ago.”

Dr. Fisher had nothing but good things to say about his first semester at Judge: “Judge is really civilized,” especially when it came to his coworkers and students.