John Honey Heading to College?

Mr. John Honey, who taught Science for 37 years at Andrew Warde High School before moving over to cross-town rival Ludlowe in 2004, is hoping to teach at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport.

Honey taught at Ludlowe this past school year and would welcome the opportunity to teach at HCC, based on a brief conversation I had with him last week. The veteran secondary school Science teacher began his career at Warde in the mid 1960s.

According to Honey, Science teachers were in demand, especially at the secondary level. So, in 1965, Honey, a Danbury High School product, subbed at Andrew Warde High School for a teacher who left for a one-year sabbatical. The rest, as they say, is history.

"Things worked out," Honey understated in a recent interview. "If you asked me in 1965 if I was going to teach for the next 40 years I would have been very surprised." The following year, Honey became a full-time teacher at Andrew Warde High School, and he stayed at the Melville Avenue campus until 2004 when he moved to Ludlowe High School.

"I fell in love with teaching," he admitted. Honey had attended Western Connecticut State Teacher's College in Danbury, and a class advisor suggested he pursue a career in teaching. As far as his starting salary was concerned? "It was $5,200," he admitted.

Honey is passionate about his profession, adding, "I've never gotten up in the morning not liking what I do. It's really more than a job. It's a career," he explained. "School has been my niche. It's who I am, and not so much what I do."

We wish the best to Mr. Honey, who has taught in Fairfield for nearly a half-century.

Paul