From the gymnasium to the soccer pitch, Drew Brady is here to make a difference at Hudson High.
Brady was born in Dundee, Scotland, where he attended Minus Hill High School for a few years. He then graduated from Harris Academy. As a student, he knew education would be in his future.
“I always wanted to be a teacher. Yeah, ever since I was younger. I wanted to be a history teacher for a while, and then during college, I discovered my passion for physical education.”
Brady had always wanted to be a teacher. Since he was little, he wanted to teach history. He said he liked to find out what happened in ancient times, but the amount of writing drew him away from it and led him to find his passion for physical education.
“One of my favorite reasons to work in wellness is I feel I get to see kids express themselves without a traditional classroom sense, so regardless of if a student is a wonderful athlete or excels at a specific activity, I get to see kids get out of their comfort zone and really try new things and express who they are through physical movement.”
Some of Brady’s school activities at Hudson High include being the JV assistant coach.
Brady said, “The season’s going fairly well. From what I’ve learned about last season, we’ve improved so much. It’s been really great to see where the boys started with us in August to where we are now, pushing into November.”
One thing that Brady would change about Hudson High is getting a program for teachers to help them speak other languages, including Portuguese and Spanish. He said that sometimes he sees students who need help but can’t do anything about it because he can’t speak the language.
Brady said some of his strengths in teaching are that he is a very open book and will let students know how he is feeling and what he wants the students to do.
Some of his weaknesses are teaching some traditional American sports like football, basketball and floor hockey. He plans to work on these by reading books and watching videos on how to improve these skills.
With more room to improve, Brady concluded, “I can learn more. I think being a teacher, you’re never done learning. I know I can get better at teaching.”
