Can you help me write a speech about my Interview I had with Calculus BC teacher Mr. Jatinder Singh for requirement number 4. Interview someone you know fairly well, like, or respect because of his or her position, talent, career, or life experiences. Listen actively to learn as much as you can about the person. Then prepare and deliver to your counselor an introduction of the person as though this person were to be a guest speaker, and include reasons why the audience would want to hear this person speak. Keep in mind my audience is boy scouts from age 11-17.
From his about me slides:
Brief Background

• BSEE - Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
MBA - Master of Business Administration

• 25 years of experience in the corporate sector - Consulting for Fortune 100+ companies
that include Xerox, AMEX, IBM, Shell, Toyota, Nestle, Unilever...

• Transitioned to education in 2003

• 19th year of teaching at Cal High

• Married, having a son and daughter – both graduated from Cal High, married and settled

• Hobbies include art/painting and gardening

• Committed to good health and safety
My Philosophy and Teaching Style
2. My goals
- Application of concepts/skills
- Build your critical thinking skills
- Prepare you for higher level math course/college readiness

3. Set high expectations
- You have chosen to be in a higher level, fast paced course
- You have the capacity to do better than you think

From a newspaper article:
Jatinder Singh is calculus king
Teacher known for unique style
Celine Leung and Mishti Ramachandra
November 9, 2023
Jatinder+Singh+enthusiastically+teaches+AP+Calculus+BC.
Nidhi Sudheendra
Jatinder Singh enthusiastically teaches AP Calculus BC.
Everybody needs to have a teacher like Jatinder Singh at least once in their lifetime.
These are the words of senior Hao Ouyang, a former AP Calculus BC student of Singh’s.Ouyang is not the only Cal High student who believes this.
Singh, who teaches Honors Precalculus and AP Calculus BC, is known for his unique teaching methods that are derived from his background in engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, which is ranked among India’s top five universities.
This style coupled with his background spending 25 years in the corporate sector distinguishes Singh from other math teachers.
“Rather than teaching [students] the mechanics of doing things, I focus more on how they can apply these things to real life situations,” Singh said.
For this reason, Ouyang was shocked when he took his first quiz which was harder than he originally anticipated.
“When I walked in there, it made me a different person. I thought you could just read the textbook and not do anything else. Then when you actually take the test, it’s like a slap in the face, like a big reality check,” Ouyang said.
Through this quiz, he began to understand what Singh meant when he said math was a tool.
“One day in class, Mr. Singh started talking about quantum mechanics. And ultimately, he was saying that everything was not real and our grades are not real. That was a philosophical lesson that I did not expect from a math class,” past AP Calculus BC student, senior Yutong Zhen said.
While students agreed that Singh’s math class is not as simple as it seemed, what surprised them even more is that he loves packing his class with life lessons.
“My class is not only about teaching math or physics, but also about giving a larger perspective to the students, and also what you need to be successful in life,” Singh said.
Last year, Singh invited his friend, marathon runner Sunil Chainani, as a guest speaker to the class in hopes of promoting a better life mindset within his students.
“I was very impressed by his [Chainani] net worth, ” past AP Calculus BC student and Singh’s current teacher assistant, senior Gabriel Liu-Zhou said.
Zhen also said she was surprised to discover that Chainani is on the board of a few companies and to learn about the inspirational approaches to life behind his success.
“I was able to get both math development and personal development in the class,” Zhen said.
Although Singh’s flexible teaching style wasn’t her favorite and she preferred more structured lessons, she enjoyed solving his “super hard” math problems and she felt proud of her growth.
Making a math class relatable to students can be tough, however students said that Singh possesses a lot of talents which a lot of students can connect and relate to.
“He does art. He showed us his drawings, like at the beginning of the school year. This definitely shocked me. I can conclude that this man is very talented and smart,” Zhen said.
Zhen felt more connected to him since she does art, as she plans on going into industrial design in college.
Students concluded that Singh’s class shows us that people don’t only improve in their math skills, they go far beyond that and improve themselves in the process.
Ouyang said that Mr. Singh also helped him with the contents of AP Physics C: Mechanics.
“I’m basically a physics person, and math was invented to understand the real life situation where physics was invented. Math and physics are intertwined. In my engineering days, we have done a number of physics problems, including quantum physics,” Singh said.
This skill set allowed Singh to help students who were struggling in physics, as Cal didn´t have an AP Physics class last year, which made many students take it online.
His teaching methods also reflect on the class environment, which has had a positive impact on the students.
“There was a really good atmosphere. I feel like most people really liked that. Like, it kind of inspired me and motivated me in some way, something I was never expecting from a math class. There are so many people who are genuinely really into math, ” Zhen said.
Current and past students share different techniques that helped make their calculus journey a successful one.
Zhen said that forming study groups and bonding with the students in the class is useful.
“You get a lot from studying with other people,” Zhen continued.
Liu-Zhou said that students should know what they are getting themselves into before they decide to take Singh’s class.
“It was a pretty big time commitment, so students should be prepared to spend at least two hours on the homework every night,” Liu-Zhou said.
Ouyang agrees with Liu-Zhou, that the content is a lot of work.
“They [students] should not just walk in there, thinking they know how to do everything, because, well, they are about to be disappointed, so be a diligent student and practice as many hard problems as you can,” Ouyang said.
Singh’s past students said that students should be accountable for their own learning process and not procrastinate in his class.
“Don’t be that person that doesn’t study for the test and just gets answers from their teammates because that’s annoying,” senior Aaron Hsi, a past AP Calculus BC student, said.
Past honors precalculus and current AP Calculus BC student, senior Xinrong Zhu also said that if students don’t understand Singh’s lectures, it is their job to go get help from him and have him explain it till they understand the concept.
Singh’s students feel that his class is designed to help avid math lovers achieve in all aspects in their life, and help them build a better relationship with a very abstract subject.
“I learned the most out of that class than any of my classes in my junior year,” Hsi concluded.

Background Information:
1. Could you share a little about where you grew up and your early education?
Born in Punjab, grew up in new delhi(southern), went to a public school that has minimal school fees as almost all the funding comes from the government, then went to IIT Delhi
2. Who were the most significant influences on you during your formative years?
Influenced by different people, uncle , elementary teacher, some proffesors during his years at IIT
Education and Career:
3. How did you choose your teaching career?
worked for hp for 2 years, then went to IIMA - Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, , worked at Xerox, worked with fortune 100 companies for managment consulting and training other companies, then moved to the us and when his daughter did poorly on an HPC test, he looked into how the students were being taught and saw that major improvements can happen in the way students are taught. also he chose teaching as a a result of his daughter's struggles and his daughter
4. What do you find most rewarding and most challenging about teaching?
being able to shape young minds so that they can think critically and are able to connect  the knowlede learned with real world, challenging is being able explain concepts so that students understand and are able to draw connections with the real world
5. Can you describe a particularly memorable moment or a turning point in your career?
turning points incude going to IIT delhi, working in management consulting(led to being understand a multitude of industries)
Talents and Skills:
6. Are there any specific talents or skills that you believe are essential for being an effective teacher?
wilder perspective in life, being able explain concepts so that students understand and are able to draw connections with the real world
7. How do you continue to develop and refine your teaching abilities?
possibly integrating ai into his teaching in the near future
Personal Philosophy and Views:
10. What is your philosophy on education?
There are no shortcuts to mastery, values are important, hardwork and work ethic is important
11. How do you think teaching has evolved since you started, and where do you see it going in the future?
paper to electronic, changes in instructional styles, continuing on more of a focus on group work/ collaboration. potentially integrating ai into the classroom
Aspirations and Future:
12. What goals or aspirations do you have for your future in education?
travelling/ painting/ art, potentially intergrating ai into the classroom
13. If you could make one major change in the education system, what would it be?
he said that the current state of education is overcomplicating education, and that one major change he would like to see is being able explain concepts simply so that students understand and are able to draw connections with the real world