FACULTY PROFILE This was quite a year to teach history. How did it go? There were so many events to teach from. It was a year full of teachable moments. It’s crucial to show students how lessons relate to them instead of just talking about it. It teaches them empathy and how to draw parallels from the past to the present.
How does it feel to connect the dots from ‘this event happened in the past’ to ‘this similar event is happening right now’? As an educator, that’s one of the most rewarding feelings. 36 Rarebits
working hard. When they get knocked down, they need to get back up. We all face challenges in our lives, but it's so important to keep giving your best effort.
Did you play football in high school or college? I did. In high school, my father was my football coach—he’s even in my high school’s hall of fame. Then I went on to play football at Duke University. Being a student athlete was a big commitment, but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
Where did you work before Rumsey? After college, I started working at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ). I ended up working on Wall Street for 15 years.
What are you looking forward to in the future? I’m really looking forward to getting the Finance Club back up and running. I really missed it this year. We have guest speakers, such as Dan Lufkin P'12,' 20, '24, (Co-founder of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette), come in and talk with the kids. For me, getting the chance to have a Wall Street legend like Dan come in and share his experiences and wisdom is incredible. Coach Scheidt makes good use of Varsity Football's tackle dummy. For the kids, the head start they get by learning from Any time you can impact him is unbelievable. Or we What else do you a student in a meaningful coach? I coach wrestling, go and watch the opening way, it’s special. Whether it of the New York Stock and this spring was the happens to all ten kids in first chance I’ve gotten to Exchange. The students class that day or just one, love the stock market coach crew—which was that feeling of, ‘Oh! I broke amazing. game—where they pick through!’ is one of the stocks and monitor them reasons teachers love their What do you hope ath- through an entire term. It’s jobs so much. been a great way to teach letes take away from kids about basic finance. their time at Rumsey? What’s it like being a There will be days they’re Some of them are aspiring football coach for the financial wizards and it’s not going to want to Varsity Blue Dogs? I participate—they’re going fun to watch their curiosity love it. Football allows us to be sore, tired, and hot. grow. as coaches to teach our They may feel like giving students about the value of up, but they should keep
ERIC SCHEIDT P'23, '25 History Teacher
hard work and determination. Those lessons will help them put together a good blueprint for the other challenges they will face in life, in school, in sports, or in their careers.
