For 26 years, Robert Tucker has taught Psychology at Omaha Central. He will retire at the end of this school year. 

Tucker has taught AP Psychology and psychology for over two and a half decades. Both courses are offered to sophomores, juniors and seniors. The course catalogue says this about Psychology “Psychology explores the complex nature of human behavior. Emphasis is placed upon the most significant concepts of contemporary psychology and the methods psychologists use to study behavior.” In August, Jared Givens will be taking over the psychology course. 

 When asked about how the class has changed since his first years teaching the course, Tucker said, “The course has changed due to certain politics, to become more restrictive.” He added, “We can’t talk about gender or sexuality, not the way I would like to.”  

In the future, Givens said he would like to create more opportunities for field trips. He would also want to teach to keep interest, so more students continue forward in that area of education.  

The course is very introductory friendly. Tucker had some advice to give to incoming students in the psychology course, which is to develop a plan for a wide variety of activities and to keep planning, especially for AP Psychology.