FRED MURPHY: THE PROFESSIONAL WINNER PODCAST EPISODE 26

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: 03:50Becoming a Teacher in NYC: 07:00Baby Boy in a Tough Environment: 21:40My Old Man the Teacher: 29:00Frederick Douglass Academy: 34:00Jon’s Fate: 41:58Burning Books with Florida: 54:00The Importance of Teachers: 01:00:38What is a Professional Winner: 01:27:22Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JCNPatreonDO NOT CLICK THIS LINK: https://bit.ly/3eZWOBiWatch more exclusive footage from Jon Conyers Network:TPW Full Episodes - bit.ly/tpwepisodesTPW Shorts - bit.ly/tpwshortsTPW Clips - bit.ly/tpwclipshttps://www.instagram.com/iamjonconyershttps://mobile.twitter.com/iamjonconyershttps://www.facebook.com/theprofessionalwinnerpodcast#jonconyersnetworkSupport the show