By Mikayla Weiss, Sports Editor
Mr. Robert Aceret has been teaching at Moreau Catholic High School for one year. He served as Ms. Guidotti’s substitute from October to March while she was on maternity leave. He also helps out with subbing in other classes when he can, as well as supporting the Campus Ministry Team’s work. Here, we get to learn a little bit more about his life with an exclusive interview featuring Robert Aceret.
Mikayla Weiss (MW): How long have you been teaching?
Robert Aceret (RA): Since last year. I did mostly substitute teaching.
MW: Where did you grow up? How did you end up here?
RA: I grew up in Southern California and then I moved to San Leandro because my mom is from the bay.
MW: What did you want to be when you were growing up?
RA: There are three things. I wanted to be a graphic designer/illistrator. I also wanted to be an author. Then I wanted to be a teacher at Moreau, where I went to high school, but I didn’t want to teach until I was 50.
MW: What were your hobbies growing up?
RA: I did a lot of drawing. And a lot of writing. I also liked reading. I was a bookworm. I used to carry like five books at the same time. My teachers remember me having a stack of books on my desk at all times. I was also on cross country with Ms. Herrera. Another thing I used to do was play a lot of roleplaying games
MW: Do you still have those same hobbies now?
RA: Mostly. I have a few new hobbies like photography. I like stargazing now more than I used to. I also enjoy planning trips.
MW: What was your first job?
RA: I liked to joke that it was campus ministry back in high school, but technically my first job was working for Mr. Landeza as a food deliverer when I was 19.
MW: What was your toughest job?
RA: To be honest I don’t think I’ve had it yet. If I had to choose, it was when I was a research assistant. It was hard to get participants.
MW: What were you like as a 15 year old?
RA: I’m sure that some of the teachers here could tell you. I’m not sure I remember. Ms. Thomas definitely remembers. I was very different than how I am now though.
MW: Why did you start teaching?
RA: The job market is really bad right now because everyone is leaning more towards AI, so there’s less and less jobs available. Teaching has been affected, just not in terms of taking away jobs.
MW: What led you to becoming a teacher?
RA: I like to yap a lot, but I also like creating safe environments for people, too. When you’re a teacher, you can do both.
MW: What is the most challenging thing about becoming a teacher?
RA: Work life balance. I hear brainrot stuff all the time and my friends can’t relate to that. Another challenging thing is having to pay attention to so many kids in one place. It’s hard to get used to.
MW: How do you feel about the end of this time subbing for Ms. Guidotti?
RA: It hasn’t hit me yet. I’m a little sad. Teaching was enjoyable. I was humbled a little bit, but I had a lot of fun. I hope the classes had fun too. I will miss “The Odyssey” unit I did with the kids.
MW: Any last words to share?
RA: I hope all my students had a good time. Just remember, posture check, drink water, have fun, and stay out of trouble.
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