Mr. P!

By Terrance Hankins

Those who have his English 1 or English 4 know that he has only been here for only a short time, but Mr. Puddicombe is showing his love and dedication to Messmer already! He arrived on the 10th of September and started teaching two days later.

While teaching English is not everyone’s passion, Puddicombe finds that, “Literature connects with people and helps you learn more about them.” His passion is to work with other people, mainly children, which is evident when he found that being a stockbroker was not what he wanted to do. You do not find many children in that business!

Originally born in Waukesha, Mr. P now lives only two miles away from school in Glendale. He says that Milwaukee and Waukesha are different in terms of diversity. Waukesha is more of a suburban area, but being here allows him to be around more diverse people and allows him to see the world as it is.

Puddicombe may not have been in our school for very long, but he likes what he sees here. “It seems very affectionate here, and the teachers are very compassionate about their students’ success,” says Puddicombe. He fits in just fine with the other teachers; his love for children has given him many experiences, especially when he was a counselor at a summer camp in Minneapolis. There he worked with and alongside high school and college students.

So what is Mr. P interested in outside of school? Well, he believes that more money should be invested into education and healthcare. If the government spent more time bettering and taking care of its own, it wouldn’t have the time to worry about what other countries are doing. He also believes that investments in foreign aid would help bind the world. This shows that he believes education comes first and wants a world of peace to do so.

Ever since he started biking to work, Puddicombe has found it to be enjoyable. He has even participated in races. He also enjoys playing the acoustic guitar. A friend of his taught him how to play, and he took it from there, although he doesn’t play much now.
For fun, he once dressed up as a leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day, but he never did it again.

Puddicombe says that there is nothing he finds discouraging about another person. “I do my best to find something good in anyone,” he said. After a little more elaboration he stated, “I think it bugs me when people quit”.

Puddicombe ended by saying, “I’m exited to be here”, and the Messmer family is proud to have him here.