By Ankur Kayastha ‘15

At the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year, changes within the math department of Sherwood affected many students and teachers alike. Former resource teacher of the math department and AP Statistics teacher Sapna Chaudhry was promoted to Sherwood’s acting Assistant School Administrator, leading to changes of other teachers’ positions within the department.

AP Calculus teacher Thomas Cohan has taken over Chaudhry’s AP Statistics courses. Cohan was essentially one of the few teachers able to teach statistics classes, as he has had experience with teaching statistics (including AP). Cohan had taught AP Statistics about 10 years ago, and still gladly accepts the challenge of acquiring more students and teaching with a more rigorous schedule.

“I had 90 new students after one week…it’s a lot of work, but I look forward to the challenge and relearning the class because I don’t like teaching the same thing over and over again. Statistics is one of my favorite classes because of how real and in-depth it is,” said Cohan.

Not surprisingly, the move has caused some minor stress to all those undergoing change, but with the support of the math team as a whole, the transition is expected to smooth out in no time. The math department has acquired a new department resource teacher, Jordan Bennett. Bennett had joined the Sherwood community during the 2013-2014 school year, so he is not entirely new, but with the changes going on and his recent promotion to department chair, things may certainly be seen from a different perspective. Since taking his new administrative position, Bennett looks forward to working with the math team and working with students and staff to make for a good school year using his newly earned position.

“Taking over the position was smooth…the changes were a bit different with the change in routine and with teachers out of their comfort zone,” said Bennett. “But I look forward to the challenges of the new year and we expect the math department to be a great one.”