Mr. Anthony Lange, a teacher in the Technology Education Department, prepares himself for this interview; he talks about cars, life changes and self-improvement. Only being Lange’s fourth year of teaching, Lange hears and deals with it all — all parts of the student spectrum  — especially with students who don’t want to be in class.

Why?

He relates.  He understands those students because they are him in high school.

Lange explains that while in high school, he is self-inflicted. Switching schools in the midst of freshmen year, he losses his motivation.

“I gave up on who I was. I didn’t fit in and sometimes I didn’t want to.”

Lange explains that it took a while to change. Even after high school, he maintains his hard exterior.

It takes Lange awhile to get where he is now. When Lange learns that his wife is going to have his child, he realized to have a family, he has to “Be the best me.”

Lange, jumps job to job, after finishing college for automotives. He figures learning how to be a mechanic is a valuable skill to have.

He believes its important to know the students. He wants them to know that they are welcome. No matter what type of student he has, he knows that they’re still people. He explains that he wants his students to look after each other.

“Headlights are dim” is lingo, Lange uses when he notices a student isn’t doing their best. He believes that sometimes “You can fix a broken car, but it’s hard to fix broken people.”

He tries to help someone when he or she needs it. He views life as a road.

What appears to be a simple interview turns into a life lesson.  He offers parallels between cars and people — urging individuals toward positive change.