Three years into college, Robert Krisch decided to enlist in the military. After serving in the army for eight years, he realized that what he really wanted to do was be a science teacher. He then decided to go back to college and get his degree. 

Krisch served in the army for over six years, spent two years on reserve and earned the rank of staff sergeant. After his time in the military, he went back to college and got a masters degree in curriculum and communication. In 2007, he was hired at Revere High School (RHS) and has been teaching there ever since. At RHS he teaches physical science, biology, astronomy and physics. 

Krisch spoke about what the military did for him, explaining how it helped him get through school.

“The military, for me, was really a stepping stone to get through school, get some good experiences and get to see a lot of different jobs,” Krisch said. 

Krisch says that he is enjoying teaching science now. He said that “becoming a science educator was my end goal,” because it makes him so happy. 

Krisch also spoke about how he wrote his thesis for his masters degree on storytelling and how he thinks that it is a great way to teach students. During his classes, he sometimes tells stories about his time in the military and relates them back to the material. 

“My students know a lot of my stories because I teach through them,” Krisch said. 

Krisch also talked about how his experience in the military affects his life today. He said a lot of his habits are “full military.” 

“The way I write the date, the way I organize my clothes, the way I tell time is all very military based. It’s not a bad thing, it’s a very structured thing,” Krisch said. 

Jeff Shane, the head of the science department at RHS, says that Krisch does a really great job at teaching material outside of the book. He says that Krisch loves to show the students things science related that does not just come out of a textbook. 

“When you walk out of his classroom, you learn something else besides memorizing a few words out of a textbook, and that’s a good thing,” Shane said. 

Shane also mentioned that Krisch is very good at keeping students occupied with exciting activities to do. 

“There’s always something going on in his room. I know he does a lot of interesting and entertaining applications to bring things in so kids can see things other than the textbook. There are videos, and things on the internet, and demonstrations,” Shane said. 

RHS held its yearly Veterans Day assembly earlier this year. Krisch shared his opinions on it. 

“They’ve always done a really good job with the assembly, and it’s wonderful to see some of those veterans from the community come in, and I know it’s a big thing for them . . . It’s a very honorable thing for a lot of the people in our community,” Krisch said. 

Krisch also spoke about the held breakfast before the assembly. 

“At the breakfast beforehand, they have a kids choir from the elementary school come in and they sing some cool songs for them [the veterans] and they love it,” Krisch said. 

Jeff Fry, social studies teacher at RHS, helped organize the Veterans Day assembly with the other teachers in the social studies department. He went into more detail about the breakfast. 

“All the first grade classes came over together. They circled up around the cafeteria, and they sang, and they recited some poetry. It was very cool and made the veterans feel special,” Fry said.

Fry also talked about how important it is to honor not not only the veterans in the community but also the staff members at RHS who are veterans. 

“We only have a couple of veterans here at the school to honor, and it’s very important to honor our community members who are veterans but also our staff members who are veterans. We only have Mr. Krisch and Mr. Silvestri, I believe now, who are people who served in the military, so it’s pretty awesome,” Fry said.

Krisch said that some very good experiences came out of his time in the military, but happy he chose to be a science teacher and enjoys teaching every day.