Breck VanBebber, also known as VB, Vanbebs, and Baldie. is a math teacher here at Jacksonville High, although he started here as a social studies teacher. Apparently the school realized that he was too much of a nerd to not teach math classes. Mr. Vanbebber himself actually attended Jacksonville High School and graduated in 1991.
VanBebber loves his job, and he loves helping children. When in college, he knew that he wanted to work with young people, but he was not sure in what way. He decided to take a couple of education classes, which resulted in him realizing that he could make an impact on the lives of young people through teaching. When asked if there is anything that he would change about his job, he responded, “I wish that students were more respectful to their teachers. Some students have no idea how much work it takes to be a good teacher (I know that I did not when I was in high school). Most teachers do what they do because they want to make a difference and they care about young people.” He also said that he is not too fond of doing so much paperwork. VanBebber “loves the sense of pride that kids get when they have had success,” and he loves having the opportunity to be a part of that success, as he has with many of the students here at JHS. Most people despise math, but for some reason, he loves it. “I like that there is a right and a wrong answer. I also like the challenge and thought process that is involved in finding the right answer.”
If VanBebber found a genie in a bottle, his three wishes would be: every person on earth would understand that God loves them and wants a personal relationship with them, Jerry Jones would no longer be the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, and that he would be as cool as Cheyanne Jockisch (no joke). A couple fun facts about Breck VanBebber that most students do not know of are the fact that in his sophomore year, he tried to dunk a basketball off of a table in a game of horse. When he grabbed onto the rim, it fell off and when he went to catch himself, he broke both of his arms. Also, VanBebber had a total of six ex-girlfriends marry the first guy they began dating after the two of them broke things off.
There is more than meets the eye to Mr. Breck VanBebber, but if you simply ask…he will tell.