Spanish and French with Mrs. Bair!

Linken Newman
Staff Writer
  Mrs. Bonnie Bair is one of the Spanish and French teachers at Bonneville High School. She obtained her degree in Spanish education at BYUI. She has taught at Bonneville twice, for two years, then returned to Bonneville after a brief hiatus as an adjunct professor at BYUI.
Bair decided to become a teacher because “[she] knew [she] was going to have to be in a career path where [she] can be social, me being an extrovert this was a requirement.” Bair currently teaches study skills, French, and Spanish.After being asked what her favorite part of teaching is, she stated, “I really like whenever the lightbulb goes on.” She enjoys seeing students understand the material and find joy in learning. Bair encourages excellent behavior in her classroom in a variety ways, such as showing clean language, being polite, participating in the activities, and encouraging others. Outside of the classroom, Bair is known for her efforts in Miss Bonneville and Culture & Dance Club, where the group explores a variety of cultures. Miss Bonneville takes place annually, but Bair decided to take a break from Culture & Dance this year to focus on her other classes. 
  As far as classroom pet peeves, Bair dislikes it when students show minimal effort or disrespect their peers. To ensure her students receive the best education possible, it is not uncommon for Bair to spend several hours planning and grading each week. To keep her students excited about learning, she designs lessons based on what interests them. She’s also known for taking learning outside by having students use sidewalk chalk to write Spanish and French words around the school.When asked to describe her teaching style, she stated, “I like to have a lot of fun and play games.” She has done this for most of her teaching career, having similar teaching styles for all of her classes. Bair always tries her best to be the best teacher she can for Bonneville and plans to keep up the hard work!

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