Interview with our longest standing teacher, Ms. Bocz

Ms.Bocz has been working here in BISB for 25years! Liam and Emily went to interview her and these are the fascinating results:

Liam: Why did you start working in this school?

Ms. Bocz: “I was in the right place at the right time. The founder of the original school (MBIS), Mrs Pázsit, phoned a friend of ours and asked if she knew anybody who would be able to work for them. As I had studied English and History, I was taken on to teach Hungarian Culture."

Liam: “What is your area of expertise?”

Ms. Bocz: “My current area of expertise is EAL, but I also organise the Hungarian culture studies.”

Liam: “How long have you been working in our school?”

Ms. Bocz: “Well… A very long time, I’ve worked here for 25 years, this being my 26th!”

Liam: “Which year was your favourite out of those 26?”

Ms. Bocz: “Well I was thinking about that, but I don’t think I could pin it down to one particular year because every year is different and has its own highlights!”

Liam: “What are the major changes that have happened?”

Ms. Bocz: “If I just think about the building, this is the third building we’ve had! And of course with the building, the numbers of students have grown as well”.

Liam: “Why didn’t you ever change schools?”

Ms. Bocz: “I never thought about changing as I have grown with the school. I hope that I can add more and more to this place each year and I continue to learn, which is just fantastic!”

Liam: “Have you noticed any generational changes?”

Ms. Bocz: “Yes, I think with this digital generation everything is speeding up. We teachers try to show our students so many things in the day and sometimes I think as a teacher our job should be to help all of us to stop and look around and enjoy what we have: slow down, relax, read, think.”

Liam: “What is your fondest memory in our school?”

Ms. Bocz: “I thought back and... trips, trips were the best. I remember once 15 or 20 years ago when the whole school got on buses and went down to Òpusztaszer to see an amazing exhibition."

Liam: “What question would you ask yourself?”

Ms. Bocz: “I would ask what my biggest challenge was. The answer is the language. When I came here I had just graduated and I wasn’t as good in English. The hardest thing for me was to speak to parents on the phone when I knew what I wanted to say, but I didn’t understand them.

Liam: “Did you always teach EAL?”

Ms. Bocz: “Well.. at the start there were not many teachers and I had to teach Hungarian Language, Hungarian Literature and Hungarian Culture and then a bit later on I started to teach EAL which is what I teach now.

Liam: “ And thank you very much Ms Bocz for your time and your work!”