Eric Toot has been working with 7th graders for many years. Toot is one of many former BHS students who teach in the Baldwin schools. He is a 1989 graduate of Baldwin HS.

“I started out in journalism and I was editor of our school newspaper,” Toot said. “I didn’t really enjoy it, I thought teaching would be a good career as long as coaching, so that’s why I made that decision to switch and it was a good decision.” 

“Social studies has always been my first job and only job,” Toot said.

He has stuck to his job ever since he started which is really impressive. Social Studies has been taught in schools for centuries, with Toot teaching for many years.

“I have been teaching for 31 years,” Toot said.

Toot has been enjoying teaching kids and making sure they get the education they need.

“I always have high expectations for my students and I expect to have a well disciplined class,” Toot said.

Toot wants to make sure his students are successful in the long run with a great environment.  Freshman Maleka Flory and Addie Wright have been in his class and enjoyed it.

“My favorite memory is when we did trivia and got candy if we got the answer right,” Flory said.

“I liked the field trips we went on around town, they were really fun, and he was a fun teacher,” Wright said.

His class environment was one everyone loved from activities to teaching.

“I don’t think you can learn, when it’s chaotic, so that’s always been kind of my philosophy as far as teaching,” Toot said. “My goals are to always have high expectations because kids this age just want discipline, they just don’t know it.”