Math and yearbook teacher Chris Isenhour will be moving to Columbus, Ohio, following the 2016-2017 school year to continue his teaching career closer to family.
Isenhour, a graduate of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, first student-taught in Ghana, Africa. He said that this was truly an eye-opening experience.
“I could probably talk to you for hours about that experience. It definitely opened my eyes to how education is universal and just how important it is,” Isenhour said.
Isenhour taught geometry in classrooms with no electricity to about 40 students. Students did all math by hand. Isenhour said that this gave him a good perspective on teaching, and after returning home from Ghana, he student-taught at a high school in Tennessee similar to Roberson.
Isenhour started his full-time teaching career at East Henderson High School where he taught for a total of three years. Isenhour came to Roberson in 2012 and has taught here for five years, covering 12 different courses, ranging from math to yearbook.
Along with teaching, those around him believe that he has been supportive of his students.
“He is very involved. We can talk to him about anything. He likes to know what we like to do outside of school,” junior Karis Price said.
Teaching aside, those close to him can attest to the fact that Isenhour has a real obsession with his box of pens and Chipotle. While his wife, Christina, was nine months pregnant with their second child, they camped out at the Asheville Chipotle’s grand opening.
“He is nuratically addicted to Chipotle. The camped out so they could be the first ones,” math teacher Tanya Wood said.
Isenhour’s love for his box of pens started four years ago.
“Four years ago, I acquired the box of pens donated to the school, and I was going to be able to use for yearbook stuff,” Isenhour said.
Many on the yearbook staff say the pens are gross and unusable, but Isenhour is adamant about them.
“They don’t work, but he will not throw them away,” sophomore Lili Diaz said.
Isenhour disagrees.
“The students don’t really like the pens because they say they don’t work, but they do. You just have to write on a surface for a little while to get them to work,” Isenhour said.
Isenhour’s students are appreciative of the work that he has put in over the years.
“Overall, he is a really good teacher and a really good person to learn from,” Diaz said.
Isenhour, a graduate of Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, first student-taught in Ghana, Africa. He said that this was truly an eye-opening experience.
“I could probably talk to you for hours about that experience. It definitely opened my eyes to how education is universal and just how important it is,” Isenhour said.
Isenhour taught geometry in classrooms with no electricity to about 40 students. Students did all math by hand. Isenhour said that this gave him a good perspective on teaching, and after returning home from Ghana, he student-taught at a high school in Tennessee similar to Roberson.
Isenhour started his full-time teaching career at East Henderson High School where he taught for a total of three years. Isenhour came to Roberson in 2012 and has taught here for five years, covering 12 different courses, ranging from math to yearbook.
Along with teaching, those around him believe that he has been supportive of his students.
“He is very involved. We can talk to him about anything. He likes to know what we like to do outside of school,” junior Karis Price said.
Teaching aside, those close to him can attest to the fact that Isenhour has a real obsession with his box of pens and Chipotle. While his wife, Christina, was nine months pregnant with their second child, they camped out at the Asheville Chipotle’s grand opening.
“He is nuratically addicted to Chipotle. The camped out so they could be the first ones,” math teacher Tanya Wood said.
Isenhour’s love for his box of pens started four years ago.
“Four years ago, I acquired the box of pens donated to the school, and I was going to be able to use for yearbook stuff,” Isenhour said.
Many on the yearbook staff say the pens are gross and unusable, but Isenhour is adamant about them.
“They don’t work, but he will not throw them away,” sophomore Lili Diaz said.
Isenhour disagrees.
“The students don’t really like the pens because they say they don’t work, but they do. You just have to write on a surface for a little while to get them to work,” Isenhour said.
Isenhour’s students are appreciative of the work that he has put in over the years.
“Overall, he is a really good teacher and a really good person to learn from,” Diaz said.