Despite the many classes offered at Plant, there is a limited assortment of teachers; students commonly know that a teacher can either make or break a class. As such, Advanced Placement (AP) Biology teacher Kurt Thoreson maintains a reputation for being challenging but fair; his class is not one you can miss and still expect to pass easily.
“I was teaching at Robinson for 5 years, and it wasn’t working out, so I moved to Plant for a new opportunity,” Thoreson said, describing why he came to Plant.
Thoreson is focused on keeping his students consistently on task throughout the year, although this is not simply to meet a quota or maintain a high pass rate on the final exam—it is because he genuinely wants to see his students succeed inside and outside the classroom…