Join Leah & Jeff as we chat with MCHS Graphic Instructor, Matt Connor!
Matt’s Teacher Story
Graphics when he went to HS
Difficult upbringing, lots of family tragedy at a young age
Graphics teacher saw he was going down the wrong path; teacher was also his wrestling coach. Started hanging out in the Graphics lab
Wrestled D3 - never actually wrestled due to injury
Job utilizing graphics skills for Fortune 500 companies during college
Stopped school 8 credits shy, went to work
Former Graphics teacher encouraged him to go into teaching (PE), loved coaching, went back to school - NIU for 4 years
Graphics Lab
Predecessors before him grew the program to where it is today
Design, layout, printing, large format printing - cars, doors, etc.
2nd school in nation (?) with auto screen press
Learning how to be a part of the Graphics business
Soft skills are so critical! Sending email, dealing with customers, etc.
Challenge Faced in the Trenches
Dealing with understanding both sides (teaching & admin)
How do we bridge the gap?
Understanding the “Why” isn’t always clear at first - sometimes we have to have faith
Dealing with controversial things kids say
HOPEFUL:
Setting a good path for (my) kids.
Seeing their dad doing something worthwhile
Graphics Industry - wanting to get a handle on where the graphics field is going in order to move in a unified
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Email: connormatthew@dist156.org
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