Jason Yarbrough is a Research Chemistry and Biology teacher and he has been teaching at Freedom for three years. He is the co-sponsor of the National Honor Society and the Premedical Education Society. Before teaching, Yarbrough planned on becoming a police officer and went to military school alongside college. After deciding against being a police officer, Yarbrough unexpectedly became a teacher through a suggestion from his wife, Lupe Yarbrough who was already a teacher at Freedom.
“[Teaching] was kind of an accident. I didn’t do it on purpose,” Jason Yarbrough said. “I was at the tail end of [my] bachelor’s degree [at] George Mason, and my wife got the job here at Freedom as an English teacher. She told me that they had an opening role for a science teacher, and I inquired.”
Although Yarbrough was not completely convinced about being a teacher at first, after some time he realized that teaching was what he wanted to do. He shares some of his experiences and the benefits of working with his wife.
“[Me and Mrs. Yarbrough] are best friends, so I get to see her all day,” Yarbrough said. “And if anything happens to me, good or bad, I can talk to her about it. I like that. She’s my next door neighbor. I know that might frustrate other people who are couples, but to us, it’s really cool. We share common experiences, so we understand each other’s troubles or joys.”
Not only do Jason Yarbrough and Lupe Yarbrough have classes next to each other, they also co-sponsor the National Honor Society and are able to share that experience as well.
“Whenever you have a job, it’s important to not just do what you need to do for yourself, but also help the bigger picture,” said Jason Yarbrough. “So like, if you’re in the military, you have your main job and then you can get command jobs. You take on an extra role for the entire unit. The same thing here, you have your job teaching, but you should try to find something to be a part of the bigger picture.”
