Departing Faculty - Ms. Evron

Riverdale Review: So what is your role in the Riverdale community?

Ms. Leigh Evron: I am a upper school math teacher.

RR: Cool.

LE: I also lead middle school JiNY.

RR: Middle school JiNY, cool. 

RR: And how long have you been at Riverdale?

LE: This is my third year teaching.

RR: What is a moment you will never forget from your years at Riverdale? I mean you could answer as a student (Ms. Evron was a student at Riverdale)

LE: Gosh, a moment I will never forget. There’s some that are fit to print and some that are not fit to print, but I guess a joke that a student made last year that I really liked and I will keep forever is, what’s a dentist’s favorite part of calculus?

RR: I can’t think of some pun.

LE: Well, so the answer to the joke is particle motion. But you’re supposed to think it’s concavity.

RR: Oh. OK. I was thinking of it. Yeah. OK. That makes sense. Yeah. That’s a good one. 

RR: What is your favorite class that you’ve taught and why?

LE: Ooh. Gosh. Also really hard. I love this class, Methods of Proof, because it’s just some of my favorite math that I get to share with students. I also really like teaching Quantitative Reasoning, which is also a senior elective, because the students get a lot of say in what we study in that class, and we just get to do a whole bunch of really interesting topics. And yeah, it’s a fun time. I also love teaching calculus. This is true.

RR: Do you have any funny stories that occur at Riverdale that you would like to share?

LE: Well, concavity, I guess. Any funny stories? I should have asked for these questions in advance. I’ll think about it, if I think of a good one. 

RR: Is there anything you will not miss about Riverdale?

LE: I really like it here actually. I mean, I like my colleagues a lot. The campus, I think the campus is beautiful. I like the students. I like the classes I teach. Yeah, leaving is really bittersweet. I don’t think there’s anything that I’m excited to get away from. Yeah.

RR: Yeah. What will you be doing next?

LE: I’m going to Collegiate. And I will be teaching upper school math there.

RR: Do you have any words of wisdom you would like to leave the RCS community with?

LE: Get enough sleep. Sleep is more important than math homework.