In raw and honest terms, Spanish teacher at Reno High Enos Interiano defines the experience in his own words:
“So, the experience of teaching... Well, it goes something like this. If you like baseball, it’s like hitting a home run, going through all the bases, but once you get to third base you feel like you’re craw-w-wling from third base to home base. That’s teaching. When you get to your final quarter, you just feel like ‘Oh my god, is this thing ever going to end?’ That’s my experience with teaching.”
Born in El Salvador, San Salvador, Interiano’s passion for teaching came from the act of giving. It was early at age fourteen that he discovered this talent when becoming a karate instructor.
Since then, he has been devoted to the path of teaching with now four years of experience in the profession. His favorite part about teaching is, “seeing your students at graduation after putting in so much work for them to graduate."
To him, it is students that make his life of teaching worthwhile. From students writing a thoughtful letter to him to students buying him lunch, Interiano is grateful to have students who show him the power students carry beyond the classroom.
Story and photo by Eneida Castaneda Sanchez