Today on Episode 26 of The Professional Winner Podcast we have Fred A. Murphy. Mr. Murphy is a retired teacher living in New York City. He taught for 36 years, 34 of which were in Harlem and the South Bronx. 

Mr. Murphy graduated from Canisius College in Buffalo New York in 1982 and did his graduate work at Fordham University, attaining his MA in History in 1987. 

Mr. Murphy taught English and History at Rice High School in Harlem from 1986 - 1997 and at All Hallows High School in the Bronx from 1997 - 1999. He then worked as a history teacher at The Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem from 1999 - 2020. He taught AP European History for 20 of those 21 years at FDA.

Mr. Murphy attained National Board Certification in 2013 and was awarded the Swift Moore Teacher of the Year Award from Amherst College that same year.  He was chosen as part of the first cohort of The AP College Board Advocates in 2014.

Mr. Murphy also established The Uptown Educational Foundation in 2017 which is a 501(c) 3 non-profit dedicated to providing academic resources to underserved high school students. 

Important Time Stamps:

From the Subs to the Urbs: 03:50
Becoming a Teacher in NYC: 07:00
Baby Boy in a Tough Environment: 21:40
My Old Man the Teacher: 29:00
Frederick Douglass Academy: 34:00
Jon’s Fate: 41:58
Burning Books with Florida: 54:00
The Importance of Teachers: 01:00:38
What is a Professional Winner: 01:27:22

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