Mr. Jim Genty B.S.
Mr. Jim Genty brings 35 years of teaching experience to Concordia, the first 27 years in public school. He currently teaches Physics, AP Physics and AP Computer Science. He is also certified in Composite Secondary Science. That is all a far cry from his first job working in the oil field as a pipeline worker in Refugio County making a whopping $3.25 an hour.
He is a proud member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of ’84 with a BS in Animal Science. Perhaps, in an effort to keep things balanced, he completed his Teacher Certification Program at the University of Texas in 1990 while working in Austin since 1985.
Mr. Genty is enjoys reading for entertainment and to gain different perspectives, choosing contemporary and classic reads such as, How to Change your Mind (Pollan), Walden (Thoreau), For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway), The White Album (Joan Didion) and NY Times Op-Ed columnist David Brooks to name a few recent reads. He also enjoys saltwater fishing / camping / hunting / bicycle rides / skateboarding / disc golf while chasing after after his two granddaughters.
His favorite time of the day is twilight, once the drama of the colors in sky have concluded, you are provided with the setting of darkness to replay the emotion of the experience.
His top ten favorite foods are ribeye steak, BBQ brisket, chili dogs, fried redfish, kolaches, Shiner beer, Mexican vanilla ice cream with hot fudge, onion rings and chili relleno. However, if you must pin him down to one 'forever' restaurant, he’d choose Matt’s El Rancho.
His maternal grandfather, the eldest of a large family (nine children) and his great uncle / godfather was a larger than life characters that instilled an easygoing approach to life and Mr. Genty weaves many life lessons into the his teachings growing up among this cast of characters. He and his wife Denise are originally from Victoria, TX and have been married for 38 years. He has two grown sons (one Aggie 2017 and one Longhorn 2014), who work in the technology industry.