Fourteen of those years he taught at Guelph when Oakes was associated with that school system. Once the upper grades were departmentalized Opp became the science and health teacher for grades four, five and six. Opp enjoyed teaching fifth grade. The kids are at a level where adults still have some control over them. When you're a teacher you get a lot of questions.
Students are very inquisitive.
At this age their personalities are developed and they know their own areas of interest and what they like to read. As Opp reflects on the last ten years as science teacher he says. I like the departmentalized classroom. If there is a personality clash between student and teacher it is minimized. You see that child only once a day instead of all day in one classroom.