AP psychology teacher and girls tennis coach Doug Davis has been a teacher here at Liberty North for 12 years. He has been in the Liberty public school district for 20 years and taught for 27 years total. Doug has expressed his love for psychology and what has kept him motivated through all the hardships that come with the job of teaching.

   “Passion for teaching and Psychology, has definitely kept me motivated. It definitely helps that I get to teach Psych everyday. Psych is a hobby, and lifestyle that I get to share with students. Plus, it is the most fascinating subject,” Davis said. 

   Teachers were reduced to seeing only half of their kids for 2 days a week for the majority of the school year. This can have a negative impact, but also a positive impact for him and others when it comes to school. 

    “Education was already struggling nationally and at the state level. Covid19 has really highlighted the weaknesses. Plus, we are really teaching students to be worse students, which will be an ongoing effect in the future. On the positive side, it has taught us to focus on the few important items in education, to make it more simple and to be flexible and open minded,” Davis said. 

    Davis fell in love with psychology at a very young age, When he was in high school he took psychology classes and that is what determined his passion to study that subject throughout college. Davis also played a sport and had a very close relationship with his coach who influenced him to become one himself.

    “In high school I had a great coach that really positively impacted my life. Athletics is a great lifestyle. I also fell in love with Psychology as a subject in high school.”

     Davis shared his favorite memory when it comes to teaching, it includes his son and close family friends that he has met over the years. 

    “Probably having my son in AP Psych during his senior year, plus I was able to teach his friends and work with families that we have known for years,” Davis said. 

   Davis would go back and change a few things over his years of teaching, whether that be how he taught a specific unit to what tests he gave. 

    “I would have started and finished my PsyD in Psychology when I was younger,” Davis said. 

   Lastly Davis talked about how teachers, coaches, and himself should try to make school easier when it comes to coronavirus having such a huge impact on it.

“Keep it simple, education can make things so complicated at times, when it is not,” Davis said.