STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Connor Tamor '18
Job Title:
Math Teacher, Youth Minister
Department:
Mathematics
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
Started at O'Dowd:
2022 - Long Term Substitute
Degrees:
B.S. Environmental Science, Cornell University
Originally from:
Alameda, CA
Why I Teach:
Most powerful teaching technique:
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
While many students may not pursue math after high school, it's an important to subject to learn because it becomes the foundation of many other fields of study. Moreover, math is a "crash course" in problem solving and breaking complex problems down into more manageable pieces.
Favorite quotes:
"I can do any and all things through God who strengthens me." -Philippians 4:11–13
"For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. / If only we’re brave enough to be it." - "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman
Favorite trivia:
Recommended visual media:
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
S.W.A.T
Saturday Night Live
Marvel Movies
Recommended reads:
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwon
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
Hobbies or outside interests:
Traveling, Golf, Photography, Rifle and Pistol Marksmanship