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Engineering with Leonard

Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard

By Natasha Singh
Staff Writer

Richard Leonard is the Engineering teacher at Westford Academy.

Q: How long have you been teaching?

A:  7 years.

Q: Where else have you worked?

A: I have worked in Gloucester.

Q: What is your goal in teaching your students?

A: My goal is to teach not only book knowledge, but hand skills; that you can actually think and build thing, prototype, design, and create.

Q: Have you always had a teaching career? 

A: No, I happened upon it quite accidentally. I was in another profession for 20 years and I had enough, and a friend who was a teacher, asked,” Why not give teaching a try?”

Q: Do you have any hobbies?

A: Flying airplanes, boating, and cooking.

Q: If Westford Academy had not appointed you, what would you miss out on?

A: The amazing quality of students, and I’m not making that up. You guys are amazing. The amazing quality of students here.

 

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