As a Manhattan native and dog-owner, Margaret Moslander is more than just your average history teacher. When Moslander is not walking her Border Collie/Great Pyrenees mix through the streets of Manhattan or doing work for her multiple history classes, she is logging significant hours working on her dissertation to obtain a PhD from the University of Texas.

At Poly, Moslander teaches United States History to juniors and American Women’s History to seniors during the first trimester. For the second and third trimesters, she will be teaching a course on American Constitutional Law.

A Middlebury College graduate, she is well versed in the arts and she is always encouraging her students to read more.

When asked about why she decided to take her expertise to Poly Prep, Moslander replied, “Poly students are really inquisitive and they always push you to go beyond the first answer.” Moslander is particularly interested in the history of constitutional change and the development of the application of the U.S. Constitution.

One of her junior students, Juliet Callahan, said of her, “Ms. Moslander is one of those teachers who is always extremely passionate and informed about what she is teaching.”

When asked about what she loves most about Poly after having experienced it for only just a month, Moslander replied, “My favorite part is definitely the students. I love that each of the sections I teach has a different ‘feel.’ The students never let me have a bad day. Also, I have loved the food in Commons!”

She gives a lot of credit to her students for cheering her up, but what she may not know is that students say the same about her. Senior Chris Birney said, “I always look forward to American Women’s History because it is always interesting, even if it has been a long day.”

Moslander also loves to read and hopes to instill the same love of reading in her students. While she did not pursue her childhood aspirations of being a professional skier, she seems to have found a perfect fit in the world of education.