How does Mr. Schmidt make geography fun?

Emily Chesseri and Anum Khan

January 30, 2026

Mr. Schmidt picture taken by: Sriram Uthayarasa

Mr. Schmidt is a fun and funny Geography teacher and he also teaches history. We are going to interview how Mr. Schmidt makes geography fun.

Press: How are you doing today?

Mr. Schmidt: I am wonderful, how are you?

Press: I am Good. What is your opinion about geography and history?

Mr. Schmidt: I love geography and history.

Press: Why do you love geography and history?

Mr. Schmidt: I’ve always been a big fan of geography and history, even before I was a teacher. I’ve always found maps very interesting, and I’ve always enjoyed different types of geography and history I’ve been a fan of since I was very little. When I was like three years old, my mother would show me Liberty’s Kids.

Press: How do you make geography fun for kids?

Mr. Schmidt: I just try to relate geography to things that interest my students and try to relate it to their lives.

Press: Did geography bring you joy when you were a kid or when you recently started?

Mr. Schmidt: Geography always brought me joy. I’ve always been a fan of maps and stuff. One day we were throwing the big maps out, like the ones that go over the whiteboards and I kept one and took it home. It is currently hanging up over my window.

Press: How big is the map?

Mr. Schmidt: It’s about six feet across.

Press: Is there any thing you dislike about Geography and History

Mr. Schmidt: When students don’t share the same passion as me.

Press: What are your passions?

Mr. Schmidt: I just love the subject so much I want to share it with people.

Press: How do you make Geography so interesting ?

Mr. Schmidt: I just try to be funny, I try to entertain you guys and give you the information you need as well.

Press: What games do you guys play in your classes?

Mr. Schmidt : We play a lot of kahoot, blooket, and gimkit.

Press: What do you like about Kahoot, Blooket, and Gimkit?

Mr. Schmidt: You can take normal learning into a game that makes it fun and you’re not thinking about learning your thinking about playing the game.

Press: Do you care if kids eat in your class?

Mr. Schmidt: I do not prefer it.

Press: If you didn’t teach Geography or History what would you teach?

Mr. Schmidt: I would probably teach English because my mom was an English teacher.

Press: Were you good at English when you were a kid?

Mr. Schmidt: I am pretty good at English and I’m good at writing.

Press: Ok,thank you for letting us interview you.

Mr. Schmidt: Of course thank you for interviewing me.

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About the Contributors

Emily Chesseri, Reporter

Emily Chesseri is a 6th grade student at IMS. She has lived in Iselin her whole life. She has been a cheerleader for 3 years and enjoys her sport a lot. She also likes to spend some of her time sculpting things out of clay. Emily likes sculpting things out of clay because she likes to experience what it’s like making new things. While she loves cheerleading and sculpting with clay, she also loves going on vacation because she gets to see her cousins a lot. She is really close with her cousins and spends a lot of time with them even though they live far away. Emily also likes hanging out with her friends because she has a lot of fun with them.

Anum Khan, Reporter

Anum Khan is a student at IMS. She is 12 years old and Khan has two siblings. Khan grew up in New Jersey where her parents live. Khan also enjoys family time and outside food from nearby restaurants. Her favorite food is spicy food. Her favorite sports are volleyball and badminton. As much as Khan enjoys staying active, she relishes her sleep even more. Khan also likes playing Roblox. One day she desires to travel the whole world.

Sriram Uthayarasa, Reporter

Sriram Uthayarasa lives in Iselin, NJ. He likes to eat food like pizza and biryani. He is a smart and hard worker and he likes to play soccer outside in his backyard or at the park. He also likes to play games like games and he is good at it. Uthayarasa likes to watch tv too. Uthayarasa likes to play outside, but he rarely does this month because of the weather and it is already getting dark at 5 or 6. He likes to go to school and Uthayarasa’s favorite class is gym because students can play soccer and it’s fun. Students don’t study when they are outside in the gym. But sometimes students do inside. Uthayarasa likes collecting random stuff sometimes, like erasers.