Mr. Tritz uses many small group activities where students must collaborate with one another and come to a consensus to complete assignments. In a school survey last year, John Tritz was selected as the favorite male teacher. I have fun and am funny, but most of all, I care. The learning will follow when students have fun and know that they are coming to a class where the teacher really cares. One activity that students love is the game of Jeopary held just before each test.
Students review vital science information and have fun in the process.
In addition to an exciting class environment, Mr. Tritz helps students and parents outside of school hours by providing an electronic connection to his classroom. John started a classroom web page to deal with the problem of absenteeism. We had lots of absences. The Internet is a tool used by a large part of the community. It was an easy way to get information out to both students and parents.