When the bell rings at the end of the day, couples rush out of their classrooms to celebrate the day with their partners, but what do teachers do to celebrate with their loved ones? Most teachers come home to their loved ones after work, but Cypress High School math teachers Mr. Falt and Mrs. Falt have the comfort of their spouses just one room away. Since 2010, these teachers have worked side by side both at work and at home.
For the past fifteen years, this power couple has occupied rooms 223 and 225. “It’s really nice having rooms right next to each other because if I have questions for her or if she has questions for me, we can ask really quickly,” says Mr. Falt. Both teachers find that after all of these years as both co-workers and “partners-in-crime,” they agree that there have been nothing but benefits to working with each other every day. “There are no bad parts about having my husband as my co-worker,” Ms. Falt commented, “It’s just that when you go home, you usually ask your spouse, ‘How was your day?’ but we don’t do that because we were with each other all day.” They also both agree that another benefit of having their partner at work is that it’s a “shared life” and love having each other “a few feet away.”
Teachers spend the majority of their holiday celebrating with their students at school, but once they get home, some spend romantic dinners with their partners, others find fun activities with their kids, but Mrs. Llewellyn, ASL 1 and 2 teacher celebrates Valentine’s Day a little differently. She and her husband don’t do anything special on this day, but instead celebrate a holiday which they call “International Guilt Day.” “We normally just eat dinner at home together just like every other night, because we are usually busy or have other plans.” Mrs. Llewellyn explained.
In the end, whether it’s sharing classrooms or sharing a quiet dinner at home, teachers like Mr. and Mrs. Falt and Mrs. Llewellyn remind us that love can be celebrated in many different ways, even in the busiest of times.
