Faculty Freshman: Mr. Moskowitz

By Rachael Kopylov

Contributing Writer

Mr. Culver Moskowitz, a new addition to the Yeshivah of Flatbush faculty, is dedicated to teaching his sophomore, junior, and senior students about engineering and computer science. “The students are eager to learn. There’s nothing more fun than being a teacher and having students who are eager to learn,” Mr. Moskowitz stated.

Mr. Moskowitz graduated from Columbia University with a major in financial economics and a minor in computer science. During high school, Mr. Moskowitz used to tutor all of his friends in math, and he found that helping people learn is something that he really enjoyed. Although he had no idea what he wanted to pursue while he was in high school, helping his friends inspired him to pursue education in the first place. When Mr. Moskowitz was in college, he decided to take an Intro to Java course on a whim. It ended up being his favorite class, and he fell in love with computer science. “Once I got started down that STEM route, I just didn’t want to stop,” he explained.

Before coming to Flatbush, Mr. Moskowitz worked at Success Academy, a charter school in Manhattan, where he taught seventh and eighth grade math and high school economics, and worked as a special projects manager. Mr. Moskowitz is excited to be working in Flatbush because of the interesting content he gets to teach and because of the students’ eagerness to learn something new. Teaching really is Mr. Moskowitz’s passion. “My favorite part of teaching is the ‘aha’ moments, when a student goes from not get- ting it to all the boxes clicking. There’s that magical feeling of accomplishment that a student feels when they think, ‘Oh, I figured this out.”

Outside of the classroom, Mr. Moskowitz loves to play basketball. A former high school point guard, Mr. Moskowitz plays with Columbia alumni and current students. Mr Moskowitz also loves improv. He goes to a theater where the audience will throw out a one word suggestion, and based on that one word, he goes up on stage and makes a scene out of it.

Even though it’s only his first year at Flatbush, Mr. Moskowitz already feels at home. “I know there’s a lot of improvement I could make, but I’m very happy with how things are going. I think I’m doing pretty well for a faculty freshman!” to remember, and even if they do don’t worry—everyone does it. black turtleneck. What if you leave your comfort zone and don a dress? Would that be so bad?

Matching a colored skirt to a colored shirt also costs a lot of money. I’d have to buy a lot of skirts and a lot of shirts to ensure variety. I can’t wear the same outfit each time! It’s a hassle and an added stress for no reason. If I can take the easier and cheaper outfit route, I might as well.

I know that when I wear black skirts and my oversized hoodie I look like a schlump, but so does everyone else in school. I don’t mind coming into school presenting myself as a lazy mess because that’s exactly what I am. I sleep for less than five hours, and I struggle to get myself out of bed. I do the bare minimum when I wake up; I’m lucky if I have time or strength to put my contacts in. People who wear the “normal” school skirts choose that because they don’t mind looking like someone who just rolled out of bed. Since school is the reason I look like a zombie from The Walking Dead, I think it’s perfectly fine to wear my hoodie. At least I can occasionally lift up the hood and close my eyes for a bit.

I challenge every girl in this school to wear something different. Something colorful, something fun. You might find that you actually like it.

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