D.A.T.A. teacher makes electives interesting
Aly Miranda
TBS Staff Writer
After one long day of school, she goes home after cleaning up and getting all here belongings as well as art work to grade. Once she’s home, she rests for another day ahead.
Margaret Daggett, a D.A.T.A. elective teacher, takes on a whole day of Drawing III, Photography/Advanced Photography and Electronic Media II. The funny thing is, Daggett didn’t even want to be a teacher. She actually had a business, of which she disliked, for three years before here art teaching career began.
“As a younger person, I never wanted to teach, but later on, I thought it would be fun,” Daggett said.
The Robert E. Lee High School and Texas A&M University graduate became a D.A.T.A. elective teacher after a friend suggested many times to her about a place at Roosevelt once they leave or have another job offer. It was also after she finally closed her business.
“My friend had transferred from Roosevelt to somewhere else and I just took the offer after a little thinking it over,” Daggett said.
“But I finally got my portfolio that was required and the director of D.A.T.A. liked it so I was in.”
According to her students, Daggett seems to be a fun, laid-back, cool teacher and is liked with the way she teaches her classes. Her 7th period Electronic Media II is arguably the most popular course of the day that she teachers among students.
“I like the way she teaches because of the freedom she gives us and it’s more interesting than other teachers,” Tyler Houghland, freshman, said.
Some students don’t like art, but enjoy the way the class is because of Daggett’s way of making things fun and interesting.
“I don’t really like art or computer art projects, but it is really cool to be taught by Mrs. Daggett,” Jon Thompson, freshman, said.
“She’s a really cool teacher.”
As an art teacher, Daggett enjoys similar things like wood work, building projects as well as reading and gardening. She also has some unique goals that she still wants to achieve in life.
“I really want to be the free ruler of the world and I want to get a PhD,” Daggett said.
Most teachers already have their life planned after their teaching career is over. Daggett, on the other hand, has some ideas but is not entirely sure.
“Going to South America sounds good and maybe I’ll go teach at a university again, but I really don’t know,” Daggett said.
“I guess I’ll find out when the time comes.”
