Things about Mr. Taylor

Mr. Caruso Taylor is an English teacher here at Carter High School. He is also currently teaching World History and Geography. 

Mr. Taylor has been a teacher for eight years, he taught for three years at a dropout recovery school in Columbus, Ohio. He also taught for four years at Anderson County High School, and now he has been at Carter for this year.

Mr. Taylor did not want to be a teacher, here is a little story, “I did not want to be a teacher, I wanted to be a biologist. I entered college as a biology major. However, I was dismayed to discover that biology and math were much closer than I knew. So, I was at a loss, I didn’t know what to do; I knew that I did not have the math skills to continue in biology, but I also had no idea what else I would, or could, do.”

He also said, “I was taking an extra composition course at this time, and my professor overheard me complaining about my predicament. He pulled me aside after class one day and suggested that I consider teaching English.”

He said, “He had noticed that I had a strong grasp on the foundations of reading and writing, and that I was great at breaking down complex concepts in my essays. So, I tried it, and loved it. I basically stumbled backwards into teaching after failing at what I thought I wanted to do, and I don’t regret a second of it”.

Now here is some of his background. Mr. Taylor is from Cleveland, Ohio. He has 4 younger siblings, the youngest of which is 22. He also attended Catholic Schools from K-12 and was on the track and chess teams in high school. He also graduated with a degree in AYA English Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He has been married for seven, almost eight, years.

He also says, He has a 2-year-old son. He took last year off of teaching, and the reason why he did was because, “I wanted to spend time with my son, especially during his formative years. I was very nervous about leaving him with someone else. I left teaching in 2021 and planned on never returning, but I realized about halfway through the year that I could not stay at home full time. I was on edge and bored. I needed to do something besides sit at home or take my son out in between naps.”  

He also worked for 2 years as a children’s pastor and here is what he says about it, “It’s funny, I said that I never wanted to be a teacher, but I have been teaching in a church setting since I was 15.”

He adds, “I like working with kids, I always have. I have been volunteering in children’s ministries for the past 17 years. I was given an opportunity a few years ago to go on staff at my church as their part time children’s pastor. I accepted the position and did it for 2 years.”

After two years, he made a change, “Eventually I burnt out and couldn’t keep doing it, my church kind of fell apart. It was a very hard time in my life. However, the time I spent teaching kids in that setting was amazing, I loved every second of it.”

Mr. Taylor is a really good person, all you need to do is just get to know him and once you meet him, he will be one of your favorite teachers because he is my favorite teacher.