Mr. Voth

A comedian walks into a classroom ...

Classroom Projects

6-Word Bios

At the beginning of the semester, I ask each student to write a 6-word biography. This helps me learn a little about each person and stamps the room as ours.

What welcoming activities do you do in class?

Missed Work

I’ve often struggled with the best system to help students catch up on missed work. It’s either too complicated for students or too much work for me to track. This year, I made a simple calendar where I write assignments with corresponding folders below. It’s been much better.

What do you do to solve this classroom concern?

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I have been a stand-up comedian for almost 20 years, performing at clubs/venues across the country and appearing on The Late Late Show, Last Comic Standing, and Comics Unleashed. In 2008, I decided to give back to my community a bit by becoming a high school English teacher. I thought I would do it for a year or so and then go back on the road. However, the experience working with those students was life changing. I loved it almost immediately and soon I was trying to balance two concurrent careers. The schedule has been a bit crazy, but over the past decade I have continued to teach full time while performing over 100 shows per year. In addition, I returned to grad school and earned a master's in English and am currently working on a doctorate in education. The days and nights are long, but never dull or boring.