Multiple Writers | On 19, Nov 2019

By Connor McCall and Juan Teira

Every student at Hudson Catholic has seen Mr. Marmora in his famous book store on the first floor or even teaching in room 319. What many don’t know is how Mr. Marmora came up with his teaching styles and how he became the chemistry teacher that he is today. He even has plans to expand the boundaries of his subject in his brand new chemistry club. 

Like many people know, Mr. Marmora got his start at our very own Hudson Catholic in the class of 2008. Sister Eleanor was both his mentor and main inspiration for defining his career in teaching chemistry. He said that “[Sister Eleanor] made chemistry so interesting and I learned so much because I already knew that I wanted to go into teaching and I knew that I wanted to go into science.” Without Sister Eleanor, we wouldn’t have the Marmora we have today.

Mr. Marmora has developed strategies to work with his students and to develop their interests in chemistry. “A good way to teach, in my experience, is that you need to be strict and you need to be fair. So, if you are not having the students listen to what you are saying and they are not understanding the topics that you are talking about, it makes teaching that much more difficult,” he explained. One of Mr. Marmora’s key strategies is to ensure that his students understand the concepts of what he is teaching, ensuring their success. 

We were also able to get the inside scoop on Mr. Marmora’s new chemistry club and his plans to expand it into Hudson Catholic culture. He said he would bring in more “real world chemistry.” Something that he would not traditionally teach in the class, such as the atoms, as Mr Marmora said, “ you can only make the atoms so interesting.” The chemistry club will also be using more of the applicational stuff, which is one of the goals of the chemistry club. Mr. Marmora is always hard at work to help his students become more comfortable with science and his new club will do just that. 

The Chemistry Club will meet once every month and new members are always welcome.