Meet Spencer

I enrolled in high school physics out of equal parts encouragement from my father and a "why not" approach to scheduling my junior year of high school. I didn't really know what physics was, let alone how impactful Mr. Carmichael's class would be on my life. A few years later, I was a sophomore at BYU feeling unfulfilled with my mechanical engineering studies and grappling with alternatives. Once more, my father's advice helped me find my way when he asked me, "What do you find yourself thinking about when you don't have to think about anything?" It turned out I thought a lot about earlier teaching experiences (I was a serial summer camp counselor) and Mr. Charmichael's physics class. I stopped by Duane Merrell's office the next day to ask about teaching physics and found myself hooked on the idea almost immediately.