By now, you may have seen the great video and accompanying WBALtv.com article, about my math teacher Mr. Miller. It has been on VIN, Matzav and Frum Satire and I am sure plenty of other blogs as well.

I’ve totally been scooped on this one. But in my defense, I had the link to the video and the article last Thursday I just sat on it because I had so many other things to write about.

The thing is, Mr. Miller was MY math teacher at Ner Israel’s Israel Henry Beren Mechina High School. In fact Mr. Miller has also taught 2 of my 3 brothers and will likely teach the other when he gets to Calculus. Not only that, my FATHER had Mr. Miller when he was in High School. So I am pretty sure I am the first blogger to write about Mr. Miller that actually learned math from Mr. Miller.

Just 12 years ago, I was the kid in the picture and I was the kid in the video. That makes this story, my story.

I am being completely honest when I say, I never had a math teacher as good as Mr. Miller. He said the funniest things and had us absolutely spellbound. As you would imagine, there are always some classroom decorum issues with teenage boys, but Mr. Miller had his classroom completely in control. The room was silent and we really learned math.

We always used to ask Mr. Miller questions like “why do we need to know math?” and he had the same answer every time. “Math saved me in the war.”  I will never forget how Mr. Miller was able to work on maps for the allies instead of firing a Howitzer. He says, math saved his life.

I think the best lesson Mr. Miller taught us is that if you love what you do, you can do it forever. Mr. Miller loved teaching math and he has been teaching for 75 years. I wish Mr. Miller many more years and if he is still teaching in 7-8 years, maybe my son will be able to raise his hand when asked “how many of your grandfathers had Mr. Miller?”.

Join the Mr. Miller Fan Club on Facebook.

(and no, Mr. Miller is not an orthodox Jew, he just wears a yarmulka when he teaches at Ner Israel)

Enjoy the video and read the article here: Md. Teacher Marks 75 Years In Classroom.

Related posts:

1. Mr. Miller Was My Math Teacher at Ner Israel
2. Mr. Miller (and me) In The Baltimore Jewish Times
3. Mr. Miller is Honored by the City of Baltimore and I'm Still Riding His Coattails

Tagged as: math, Ner Israel, Paul Miller, WBAL

By now, you may have seen the great video and accompanying WBALtv.com article, about my math teacher Mr. Miller. It has been on VIN, Matzav and Frum Satire and I am sure plenty of other blogs as well.

I’ve totally been scooped on this one. But in my defense, I had the link to the video and the article last Thursday I just sat on it because I had so many other things to write about.

The thing is, Mr. Miller was MY math teacher at Ner Israel’s Israel Henry Beren Mechina High School. In fact Mr. Miller has also taught 2 of my 3 brothers and will likely teach the other when he gets to Calculus. Not only that, my FATHER had Mr. Miller when he was in High School. So I am pretty sure I am the first blogger to write about Mr. Miller that actually learned math from Mr. Miller.

Just 12 years ago, I was the kid in the picture and I was the kid in the video. That makes this story, my story.

I am being completely honest when I say, I never had a math teacher as good as Mr. Miller. He said the funniest things and had us absolutely spellbound. As you would imagine, there are always some classroom decorum issues with teenage boys, but Mr. Miller had his classroom completely in control. The room was silent and we really learned math.

We always used to ask Mr. Miller questions like “why do we need to know math?” and he had the same answer every time. “Math saved me in the war.”  I will never forget how Mr. Miller was able to work on maps for the allies instead of firing a Howitzer. He says, math saved his life.

I think the best lesson Mr. Miller taught us is that if you love what you do, you can do it forever. Mr. Miller loved teaching math and he has been teaching for 75 years. I wish Mr. Miller many more years and if he is still teaching in 7-8 years, maybe my son will be able to raise his hand when asked “how many of your grandfathers had Mr. Miller?”.

Join the Mr. Miller Fan Club on Facebook.

(and no, Mr. Miller is not an orthodox Jew, he just wears a yarmulka when he teaches at Ner Israel)

Enjoy the video and read the article here: Md. Teacher Marks 75 Years In Classroom.

Related posts:

1. Mr. Miller Was My Math Teacher at Ner Israel
2. Mr. Miller (and me) In The Baltimore Jewish Times
3. Mr. Miller is Honored by the City of Baltimore and I'm Still Riding His Coattails

Tagged as: math, Ner Israel, Paul Miller, WBAL