The Kooky World of
Physics
By: Amber Batool

This year, another addition to the Dickinson science department is Mr. Kook, our new physics teacher. He was born in Ohio: "The Ohio state that is round around the edges and hi in the middle," he quipped. He attended the University of Delaware and majored in physics. Before he began teaching full- time, Mr. Kook was a substitute teacher. He has been teaching for five years now; he taught three years at Christiana High School and one year at Wilmington High School before coming to JDHS. When asked if he likes working here, he replied, "It's O.K; it's a place to hang my hat."
When he was in seventh grade, Mr. Kook knew that he wanted to be a teacher. According to him, " A spoon is a spoon, and you can't have a knife doing the job of a spoon." During high school, he taught his homeroom class, and he knew for sure that teaching for him.
He likes physics because "physics tries to answer the question of 'why,' and it's my favorite subject." He tries to make physics fun for his students. When asked what he expects from his students, he pointed to a sign saying, "THINK," and said, "That's my style of teaching; I wants kids to think."
His last name and its correct pronunciation have been a topic of discussion since September. He explained that when his great-great grandparents came to America they liked the name Cook, but also wanted to keep the first initial of their name, "K." It became "Kook", but it is still pronounced like "Cook."
Mr. Kook is the Science Olympiad advisor this year, and he has also started