Mr. Weber was a football coach, geometry teacher, and carpenter who taught a difficult geometry class of mostly sophomores. While known for being intimidating and scary, he taught students important lessons in leadership like speaking confidently, thinking before speaking, being independent, focused, smart, and not being "a virus" by distracting others. Through challenging students, he helped the author become unafraid to answer questions and speak up, seeing him as the best teacher despite his initial reputation.