This month, the male staff at Greeley West High School are competing in their yearly No Shave November competition. The teachers all picked a charity, such as the Humane Society or AVID scholarships. The teacher who raises the most money for the charity they picked will get all the money to donate to their specific charity.
Some teachers have come up with techniques to get money from students. For example, extra credit. Mr. Don Wagner, the school’s Psychology teacher, has been doing this and explains how the kindness of his students has created a more meaningful experience. “So, I decided to incentivize when/if students would donate. It started as a few points extra credit, but the momentum of charity and spirit of giving from really all of my psychology students has been amazing and inspirational as we have raised over $400,” Wagner said.
Mr. Jeff Cranson and Mr. Nicholas Jacoby wanted to weigh in on the comments Wagner made. Cranson stated, “I think social studies teachers are getting money because students feel bad for the old guys who can’t grow facial hair.
Jacoby said, “ I may be getting trash-talked because I am trimming my neckbeard a bit (I don’t want to look like a total Discord-mod Redditor by the end of the month, (even if I do use both Discord and Reddit) but at least I’m not giving any extra credit for donations… *cough cough* Not naming any names…”
Some teachers who are doing this for the first time are having tons of fun with it. Math teacher, Mr. Nicholas Geyer said, “This feels fun and refreshing. I shaved my beard and my head for this, so I have gotten a few nicknames as a result. These are silly like Professor X (from The X-Men) or Mr. Clean.
Geyer discussed more about the students saying, “It allows me to try something out and build a memorable relationship with my students and the student body as a whole. The student body wants us to be involved and do things that could be interesting or shocking such as removing your hair! I can see their appreciation that their teachers are willing to do this for something good and simultaneously be vulnerable with ourselves and our looks.”
