After a year as a sixth grade humanities teacher, Robert Hitzelberg became interim dean of students for the middle school on Jan. 6 and is planning changes to the administration.
Mr. Hitzelberg aims to bring attention to student perspectives in the middle school. He hopes students won’t be intimidated to talk to teachers and other faculty.
“What is really nice about having been a teacher at Lab is I’ve got a general idea of what students like and dislike about how the system works,” Mr. Hitzelberg said.
He hopes that listening more to students will let teachers and administrators know how to make the school experience better, while still ensuring a high-quality education.
“I have a really good insight of what would be best for my students and what I could do to make things a little bit easier for them,” Mr. Hitzelberg explained, “but also make sure that we’re still adhering to the academic rigor that we need to set them up for high school.”
