By Allison Schieber, Student Reporter
Yesenia Buckhaults is a new professor in the education department. She received a bachelor’s degree in math education, a master’s degree in adult education and administration within business and math from Northwestern.
Originally from Mexico, Buckhaults moved to Buffalo when she was nine.
Q: What brought you to Alva?
A: When I first graduated high school, I went with education. After doing research, I found that Alva had the best program in the state for that.
Q: What are you looking to accomplish in the classroom this school year?
A: Lots of things since it is my first year, but most of all I want to get a connection with my students and share my experience and knowledge with them as I prepare them to be teachers in the near future.
Q: Who was your hero?
A: My parents. That might be a common answer, but my parents didn’t get the opportunity to pursue higher education or a lot of education at all. I always admired how hard they worked. I want to do the same – working as hard as I can to accomplish my next goal.
Q: What is the scariest thing you have done?
A: The scariest thing I have done would probably be moving countries. I was old enough to realize what was happening, but not fully. I came to the U.S. not knowing any English so that itself was really scary.
Q: What is your superpower?
A: I am bilingual, and I can teach others. Teaching is not for everyone. There’s a difference between knowing it and teaching it.