Entering the Warrior community this year, Advanced/Talented and Gifted (TAG) English 1 teacher, as well as football and basketball coach Dylan Goforth has been an educator leading his students to achieve their goals and learn new concepts.
Accumulating years of experience in his small hometown, where he was faced with various issues like limited class resources and a smaller student body. Firmly believing in resilience and growth, Coach Goforth has tackled every problem head-on.
“We’re at the beginning of year six of my teaching experience,” Coach Goforth said. “Before I taught here, I taught at West High School in West, Texas, for five years, 15 miles north of Waco. It was much different there because instead of a 3,000-population school, it only had about 400 students.”
With valuable experience in education under his belt, Coach Goforth is excited to work with staff and students. He strives to achieve more skills for teaching and more opportunities going forward.
“I graduated with my bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State [University],” Coach Goforth said. “I’m currently working on my master’s degree at Texas Tech [University].”
Despite common discourse around new teachers, Coach Goforth’s students have provided positive feedback about his teaching. Prioritizing a pleasant demeanor, Coach Goforth aims to be a publicly appreciated educator.
“So far, Coach Goforth has done everything he can to help us understand the topics in the curriculum,” Phoenix Balderach ‘29 said. “He’s pretty nice to me and my friends.”
Coach Goforth has no preference between teaching English and coaching football and basketball, but balancing both fields can be difficult. Despite his high workload, Coach Goforth believes in education of the utmost quality, and focuses on allotting time for both English and coaching.
“I really try to separate times when I’m working as an English teacher and times when I’m a coach,” Coach Goforth said. “It’s a very interesting balance.”
Coach Goforth has proved to be an outstanding problem-solver and great educator. He is excited to get to know everyone at Westwood, and enjoys meeting students from all walks of life — whether they are English students or football players.
“Even though it can be difficult to teach both classes, I think it gives me a solid understanding of two very different sides of campus,” Coach Goforth said.
