{"id":5900,"date":"2012-12-17T18:48:20","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/?p=5900"},"modified":"2012-12-19T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T13:43:48","slug":"the-north-penn-family-tree-teachers-and-their-kids-in-the-same-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knightcrier.org\/top-stories\/2012\/12\/17\/the-north-penn-family-tree-teachers-and-their-kids-in-the-same-building\/","title":{"rendered":"The North Penn Family Tree: Teachers and Their Kids in the Same Building"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em><\/em>TOWAMENCIN- How would you feel if your parent worked at North Penn? Would you be excited or would daily life at school feel miserable? Would you receive special treatment or be held to a higher standard by all the other teachers? That sounds like it wouldn\u2019t be something you would want right? Take a brief pause: look past all the potential \u201cnegatives\u201d and try to look at the advantages; you might be surprised to find out that it may not be as bad as it seems.<\/p>\n

Although it might not be well known, there are many teachers in North Penn whose children attend this school, and many of them have positive outlooks on the proximity between themselves and their children- all in one school.<\/p>\n

The list of faculty includes: Dick Beck- Security Officer; Bonnie Berry- Special Ed Assistant; Jane Brady- Special Ed Assistant; Lisa Buccafuri- Nutrition Services Assistant; Dorothy Ruch- Social Studies Teacher; Denise Burlingame- Special Ed Assistant; Melanie Cassar- FCS Teacher; Keith Clauss- Health & Phys Ed Teacher; Michael Fergus- Health & Phys Ed Teacher; Brenda Flannery- Special Ed Assistant; Sally Kauffman- Nurse; Judith Lassen-Hoffman- Business Ed Teacher; Sadie McDonald- Custodian; Margrit Marino- Mathematics Teacher; Judith McGuriman- Guidance Counselor; Kimberly Milliorn- Special Ed Assistant; Janet Millonig,-Special Ed Assistant; Kathleen Noce- FCS Teacher; Lisa Tyree- Special Ed Assistant; William Walters- Nutrition Services Assistant; Christopher Young- Physics Teacher; Lisa Wright- Math Teacher<\/p>\n

As the era of technology advances, it is becoming more and more a hindrance between parents and children. Many parents\u2019 relationships with their children take an unfortunate hiatus and the connection has been severed as they find it very difficult to learn what is going on in the daily affairs of today\u2019s teenagers.<\/p>\n

So what happens if the parent happens to be a teacher in the same school building? Does that inside scoop help or hinder their relationship? We took time to ask a few of our very own students and teachers here at North Penn.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Margrit Marino<\/strong>: \u201cWe get to spend more time together, I see her in the hallways as well as lunch and I get to know her friends better. An advantage is I know her teachers and they know me, there are no disadvantages, we get a long very well so it\u2019s easy. She doesn\u2019t abuse it or ask me for passes or anything like that, she just comes in says hi and leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Katie Marino<\/em>:<\/strong> There aren\u2019t really any cons! It\u2019s so nice having her there because I always have somewhere to go when I need help or someone to talk to! She\u2019s easy to get along with so that makes things easier. Also I like seeing her in school because I would miss her if I didn\u2019t get to see her until after school. I have her as a teacher this year too! I really like having her as a teacher but the only bad part is if I don\u2019t do my homework both my teacher and my mom know.<\/p>\n

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Teacher Margrit Marino and daughter Katie Marino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tyler Clauss<\/em>:<\/strong> It\u2019s good and bad to be honest. He keeps me up to date with my work; he definitely keeps me on track. However, the bad part is if I do something wrong, he knows about it, If I get in trouble he knows about it, and if I try to skip or miss something he knows about it.<\/p>\n

Mr. Keith \u00a0Clauss<\/strong>: \u201cIf anything it has made our relationship stronger, we get to spend more time together. He says hi to me in the hallways so I don\u2019t think he minds it. An advantage is I get to hear just about everything that he does or happens to him, but the disadvantage is I get to hear everything he does,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n

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Teacher Keith Clauss and son Tyler Clauss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michelle Lassen<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0“It\u2019s really helpful because she knows the ins and outs of the school. She can help me with a lot of things. It has made our relationship stronger because we get to see each other every single day!”<\/p>\n

Mrs. Judy Hoffman<\/strong>: \u201cIf [our relationship] was affected it has been for the better, I get to see her more often than I would if I were working somewhere else. I am able to know who her friends are and get involved in her culture as well as some of the activities she\u2019s involved with. I can make sure she\u2019s meeting her deadlines, because I have the inside track, and I am able to check the morning announcements, and talk to her coaches and teachers. It\u2019s great for the both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Teacher Judith Lassen-Hoffman with daughter Michelle Lassen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alex Noce<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0“It\u2019s good, I get a ride in the morning, and she can help me if I need help with anything. It enables us to spend more time together every morning and sometimes in the afternoon.”<\/p>\n

Mrs. Kathy Noce:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cI don\u2019t see him often because he doesn\u2019t take any of my classes but it\u2019s good for him incase he needs anything last minute, or missed the bus going home, I can always be there to give him a ride. It doesn\u2019t bother him because we\u2019re such a big school that me being in the same building doesn\u2019t have an effect on him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Teacher \u00a0Kathleen Noce and son Alex Noce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Connor Lawn<\/em>: “<\/strong>Now I\u2019m used to it, but it used to be awkward when I was a sophomore because it was my first year in a huge school. But it always gives me that little voice in the back of your head saying you can\u2019t be late or get in trouble or do something stupid, because he\u2019s here in the building and the teachers easily have access to him. He knows everything I do, where I am at all times or where I\u2019m supposed to be at all times.”<\/p>\n

Colby Beck<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0“It\u2019s good when I need him for something, like if I forget something I need. If I have bad grades or do something either way he will find out, or all the teachers especially keep an eye on me.”<\/p>\n

Megan Lawn<\/em>: “<\/strong>It\u2019s normal to me, we talk when I see him, if I ever forget anything he can easily bring it to me. He gets to know who I\u2019m with a lot of the time, make sure I\u2019m hanging out with the right crowd; he knows all of my friends.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Dick Beck<\/strong>: \u201cOur relationship hasn\u2019t been affected by it at all. It has its advantages, I can give them rides, their teachers can also be easily contacted as well contact me if there is an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Security guard Dick Beck with children Colby Beck, Megan Lawn, and Connor Lawn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hannah Young: “<\/em><\/strong>I think it\u2019s a lot of fun having my dad in the building, especially because I get to have him as a teacher and work with him in class cabinet as well it gives us a lot more to talk about and strengthens our relationship. There\u2019s no disadvantages really except if I get in trouble or get bad grades he knows immediately.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Chris Young<\/strong>: \u201c[As well as being her dad] I\u2019m also her teacher for a class so, not only will she get a zero on her homework but she will get grounded also. I think it\u2019s very convenient as well as helpful for the both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Teacher Christopher Young and daughter Hannah Young<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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