by Sarah Kulick

The Barron Perspective sat down with Mr. Anthony Hein, one of Woodbridge High School’s new business teachers, to get to know him better.

Barron Perspective: What subjects and/or classes do you teach?

Mr. Hein: Business; currently, Financial Literacy.

BP: Are you involved in any sports or activities at the high school? If so, which one(s)?

MH: Not at the moment, but I coach youth baseball and video/announce Pop Warner Football.

BP: What college(s) did you attend?

MH: The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and I graduated with a BA in Economics from Rutgers, New Brunswick.

BP: What is your favorite food?

MH: Dessert.

BP: Do you have any pet peeves, and what are they?

MH: Ignorance.

BP: What are your favorite hobbies?

MH: Following the financial markets.

BP: What is your ideal place to travel?

MH: Anywhere you can make memories with family and friends.

BP: What is your favorite thing about teaching so far, and has that changed since you began teaching in WHS?

MH: Trying to make the students’ experience better, and working with high school students allows me to have a more potential impact.

BP: What inspired you to become a teacher?

MH: My wife, and a priest who asked me what my purpose in life was.

BP: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

MH: A doctor.

BP: Is there anything else you’d like to add?

MH: I’m [an] alternate route [teacher]. I was a stock broker and banker before I became a teacher in 2000.