As the number of faculty grows at MFS, several teachers including world language department chair Rob Nasatir and drama director Holli Kitching do not have a classroom. Both teachers have temporary workspaces right now, but the future is still unsure.
Nasatir, who is currently working in the office suite in the teacher’s lounge, has classes in Hartman Hall and the main building. He was actually offered a classroom at the beginning of this school year and the last, and declined both times. He said that he prefers to not have a classroom, and actually enjoys moving and getting around to Hartman Hall everyday. “There’s a whole other world [in Hartman]. I like teaching in different spaces in the school because I get to know people, the students,” said Nasatir.
Profe Nasatir says hi to students on his walk back from Hartman Hall
Holli Kitching, who is also in the office suite and holds classes all over campus, would much rather have a classroom. As a theater teacher, she said how several different set ups are needed for her interactive classes, and while sharing classrooms could be an option, the needs for her classes are different from the usual. Kitching also added that it does affect the curriculum of her classes and limits the space and time she has: “There have been plenty of times where I’ve gone in with a plan and I’ve thought this isn’t going to work. So we may move into the auditorium if it’s free, or if not, we’ll change it up.”
Ms. Kitching teaching her “Middle School Musical” elective in Ms. Scully’s room
While the arrangements are set for the rest of the school year, next year may bring some change to the teachers’ classroom set up. For some, that hopefully means a new workspace, and for others like Nasatir, they are content with how they are: “Give it to someone who needs it,” he said. “I’d much rather not have a classroom.”
