By Lamesha Green (Whetstone Staff Writer)

Patricia Sherblom

Patricia Sherblom

Patricia Sherblom, Wesley’s new physical and teacher education teacher has an even greater passion for teaching Physical Education and Coaching than her love for fish.

Originally from Tiverton, R.I., Sherblom has traveled the world- studying at the US International  University San Diego, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and the University of New  Mexico in Albuquerque, where she earned her MA, BA, and Ph.D degrees.

Following graduation, Sherblom coached cross country for three years and taught in Arizona. She later was appointed athletic director and Physical Education chair to the Navajo Indian tribe.

By 1995, she moved to Texas, where she taught for 16 years.

Feeling a little homesick, Sherblom looked into possible job opportunities back home.

“When I was teaching in Texas, I wanted to come a little closer to home,” she said. “So I looked at PE program courses on the east coast.”

Sherblom not only missed her hometown, she missed her favorite food.

“I grew up on the beach,” she said. “And when I moved out to the west coast, it was really hard to find good seafood.”

Sherblom landed 5 interviews.

“Out of the five interviews, I was offered four jobs,” she said. “But I chose Wesley College mainly because of the quality of the faculty and size of the school.”

Sherblom wants to see her students succeed and becoming role models.

“Role modeling is all that comes into becoming a teacher,” she said. “Physical Education teachers are role models to their students.”

It’s not always just fun and games.

“What we teach is fun,” she said. “So often students either love us or don’t like us.”

Many students so far are impressed.

“She’s a very easy going teacher,” said senior Mike Asiedu. “[She] really makes the work more interesting and fun.”

Sherblom teaches Effective Methods in Physical Education, Tests and Measures in Physical Education, and a student teaching seminar for Physical Education K-12 students.