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an interna*onal school, ISF has an abundance of culture that results in a variety of new perspec*ves, languages, tradi*ons, and more. With such a diverse community, its always interes*ng to know a liAle bit about a persons background. To explore our school a bit, I have interviewed two new ISF teachers to get an insight on the people who contribute to our remarkable community . From the wonderful Netherlands, Johannes Koevoet teaches IB Chemistry here at ISF. As a lot of us may already know, moving to a new place always has its ups and downs. Mr. Koevoet said that ISF has more variety in the student popula*on and that his previous school was much bigger than ISF. He also men*oned that he loves the Italian culture and the beau*ful countryside, but dislikes the poor insula*on in houses here. Conserva*on of energy and protec*ng the environment seem to be of great importance to him! When teaching chemistry, he enjoys students gePng things and the occasional explosion (who doesnt!?) and in his free *me he plays tennis, goes biking, and does photography. If youre a student, it may be hard for you to realize that teachers may have not always wanted to be teachers. In fact, Mr. Koevoet wanted to be a ghter pilot when he was younger! If thats not interes*ng enough, Mr. Koevoet has said that hes eaten (and drunk) things most Europeans wouldnt fancy ea*ng. I wonder what he means ScoA Legan is a new English and Theory of Knowledge teacher at ISF. Coming from a *ny city called Willoughby in Cleveland, Ohio is a guy who loves to read and teach literature. According to Mr. Legan, the people at ISF, including faculty, administra*on, parents and students are what he loves most about ISF. He also stated some of the cons of Italy, such as inconsiderate drivers and a sense of disorder, but made a great point about learning from the nega*ve and making it posi*ve as he said it is what helped him realize that he should just slow down, relax, and just enjoy the moment. Mr. Legan doesnt just enjoy reading and teaching literature of course, but loves wrestling (not the Fake professional nonsense as he says) and listening to 80s music and ar*sts such as Jay-Z, Queen, Prince, U2, Billy Joel and Asia. When asked to compare wres*ng with teaching he wiPngly replied some students are quite good at stalling, which in wrestling is the avoidance of wrestling. Take note of that students! Just like Mr. Koevoet, Mr. Legan didnt always plan on being a teacher. He was actually led to teaching literature because of what he wanted to be when he was younger; an astronaut! He said that he realized he needed to be good at math to be an astronaut, which was something he wasnt so good at. So he instead started reading science c*on about going to space and started to love reading! As an IB student, I was curious to see what an IB teacher would give as advice to students trying to conquer the IB. His response was one that changed my perspec*ve on the program, and maybe it will change yours too: I dont believe the IB program is something to be conquered, or survived, as this way of thinking leads to a sense of defeat when a student scores lower than a 7 My advice is to relax and set realis*c goals. Well said, Mr. Legan!