Wesley Popp ’06Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher at Susquenita School District
Wesley’s Career Journey
With a great love of food and a deep
desire to make a difference in the lives of young people, Wes enjoys his
vocation as a Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Teacher. Wes uses his
education in family dynamics, interpersonal skills, foods and
nutrition, family resource management, child development, and teaching
every day in his classroom.
Life As A FACS Instructor
Wes uses his knowledge and experience
as a Family and Consumer Sciences graduate as he develops his FACS
curriculum, collaborates with coworkers, and communicates with students
and their families. Wes says, “Some days it takes a lot of praying to
get through the day with students. I can’t really share my faith with
students due to the separation of church and state, but there are other
ways. I do have a cross on my desk and it has a teacher’s prayer on it.
Sometimes students will pick it up and ask me if I go to church. I will
respond yes. Most recently, a student asked if I went ‘like every
Sunday’.” I said ‘yes, most times.’ It is the little things, sometimes,
that get through to students the most.”
