Mr. Kenny Price is an 11th grade English teacher and current head of the senior committee. He is an interesting teacher with an interesting life and this short interview explains a lot about him.
*Taken January 6th, 2025*
Hello, So how are you today?
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!
That’s really good. Happy birthday!!!!
Thank you!
So tell me about a childhood memory.
Well, it’s probably not that far or foreign from you all. One of the best memories I have, the man who raised me would often work a lot and occasionally he would get a bonus. When he’d get that bonus he’d take us out to Coney Island and at random times in the middle of the night he’d wake us up out of our bed and we’d run out to Coney Island.
Can you tell me how you became a teacher?
I became a teacher for a number of reasons but one main reason was when I was working loss prevention at Target and I caught a kid stealing. I couldn’t really tell what he was stealing but when I stopped him I saw he stole a harmonica. And I asked him, “Why are you stealing?” And he said, “Because I needed it for school.”
At that point I felt like crap that the teachers were assigning things in class that kids had to pay for. At that point I wanted things to change. I spoke to him about male role models and he said he didn’t have any in his school. This was my tipping point.
Speaking of role models, did you have any growing up?
I was a knucklehead growing up so there were only a few teachers that I would listen to and overtime they’d become my model. Shoutout to Ms. Sinclair.
Can you tell me how your childhood made you who you are today?
I faced a lot of trauma growing up and I think something that I learned was not to sweat the less important things and to focus on what is important.
What will you achieve in the future?
I just got accepted into a masters program to become an educational leader (principal, vice principal). I see myself becoming a principal in the future. I see myself leading a school and supporting students that don’t like to listen.
Do you have anything from the past that you regretted?
I try not to live with regrets. A teacher once told me “Should’ve, would’ve, could’ve”. I should’ve, I would’ve if I could’ve but I didn’t.
Do you have any advice for future freshmen?
Find your inner weirdo and be that person in every space that you walk into. Just be who you are.
Overall, how do you feel about what you’ve accomplished so far?
I haven’t done enough yet. There’s still more work to do.