STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Arthur Oloresisimo
Job Title:
Religious Studies Teacher
Department:
Religious Studies
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
298
Started at O'Dowd:
2025
Degrees:
BA Philosophy - UC Berkeley; MA Teaching - University of San Francisco
Originally from:
Southern California
Why I Teach:
I love helping to guide young people along their path of self-discovery and of understanding the ever-changing world around them.
Most powerful teaching technique:
Socratic Dialogue
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
Learning about religion helps us to access that innate yearning to connect with something larger than ourselves.
Favorite quotes:
"We don't learn from experience; we learn from reflecting on experience." - John Dewey
Favorite trivia:
The plural of "octopus" is "octopuses" not "octopi".
Recommended visual media:
Casablanca, The Bourne Identity, The Wire, Mad Men
Recommended reads:
Ask the Dust - John Fante; The Autobiography of Malcolm X ; A Farewell to Arms - Ernest Hemingway; Of Human Bondage - Somerset Maugham; Memories, Dreams, Reflections - Carl Jung
Hobbies or outside interests:
Playing guitar, surfing, drawing, basketball