Meet Mr. Teich
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Born and raised in Rockville, Maryland
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Attended Walter Johnson High School
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Received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Astronomy and Physics from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York
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Earned a Master of Arts in Teaching degree in Science Education from Boston University
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Taught science in Virginia, California, and Massachusetts
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Climbed the highest mountain in the continental United States (Mt. Whitney, 14,505 ft)
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Been to England, Scotland, Spain, Italy, Israel, and more than half of the states in the USA
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Competitive distance runner
Favorite Quotes
"Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe and calls the adventure science." -- Edwin Hubble
“What was the secret, they wanted to know; in a thousand different ways they wanted to know The Secret. And not one of them was prepared, truly prepared to believe that it had not so much to do with chemicals and zippy mental tricks as with that most unprofound and sometimes heart-rending process of removing, molecule by molecule, the very tough rubber that comprised the bottoms of his training shoes. The Trial of Miles; Miles of Trials.”
― John L. Parker Jr., Once a Runner
“You wonder sometimes how our government puts on its pants in the morning.” -- Jon Stewart
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." -- Albert Einstein
"The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it." -- Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -- Albert Einstein
"There is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance." -- Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?" -- Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
