{"id":4244,"date":"2021-10-04T21:39:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T21:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/?p=4244"},"modified":"2021-10-06T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T20:49:06","slug":"faculty-spotlight-todd-hoffman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinitypawlingthequad.org\/?p=4244","title":{"rendered":"FACULTY SPOTLIGHT: TODD HOFFMAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Todd Hoffman is in a reflective mood. After 20 years at Trinity-Pawling, he\u2019s done it all. He\u2019s successfully coached JV and thirds hockey, lacrosse at all levels, and JV football. He\u2019s been a dorm parent. He\u2019s taught history at nearly every grade level. He served as the Dean of Faculty, assisted with <em>The Phoenix<\/em> and the Radio Station, delivered memorable game coverage as the live stream varsity football and lacrosse commentator, and been a quintessential presence on the campus of Trinity-Pawling for the last two decades, where \u2014 in addition \u2014 he and his wife have raised two daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Hoffman is doing something new, and he\u2019s excited to use his experience to guide a future generation of learners.<\/p>\n<p>This fall, Hoffman assumed the duty of Middle School Coordinator after the retirement of Debbie Coratti. \u201cI\u2019m excited and energized by a new task in an old setting. I learned a lot from Debbie. I started in the Middle school. She taught me to mellow out. Now I\u2019m like a piece of copper wire,\u201d he laughed as he reflected on his early days as a teacher. Seriously though, Hoffman isn\u2019t that bendable. He has a steely goal for his leadership of Middle School. \u201cLook, I live each day wanting \u2014 trying \u2014 to be a better person. My goal in the Middle School is to give the boys something of value every day, because it\u2019s a precious time at that age. The world can be tough,\u201d he continued, \u201cbut a good classroom can be a slice of heaven. I feel like each day is a miracle, and I\u2019m grateful that I can be a consistent presence in these young lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As my time with Hoffman drew to close, I found myself pining for more. Thoughtfulness and grace seemed to be oozing out of the wily veteran who started his teaching career on September 11, 2001, after arriving via New York City and Albany. Being in his presence on this particular morning felt like a little slice of heaven, if you will. It was as if I\u2019d caught someone in a state of contemplative enlightenment. \u201cI try to be in the best possible mood for whoever is around. You know, as we get older \u2014 we do things we don\u2019t want to do. Being in this role \u2014 this <em>is<\/em> what I want to do. Being here,\u201d Hoffman\u2019s finger traced the surrounding campus, \u201cI feel very lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Middle School students and parents, as well as the entire community of Trinity-Pawling is very lucky \u2013 in fact, blessed \u2013 to have Todd Hoffman in our midst.<\/p>\n<p><em>By The Reverend Daniel Lennox<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todd Hoffman is in a reflective mood. After 20 years at Trinity-Pawling, he\u2019s done it all. He\u2019s successfully coached JV and thirds hockey, lacrosse at all levels, and JV football. He\u2019s been a dorm parent. He\u2019s taught history at nearly every grade level. 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