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She鈥檚 a teacher by day and a mom by night. Like many superheroes, math teacher Gopi Tantod lives a double life. She spends her day expounding on the mysteries of complex mathematics and stays up late into the night working on lesson plans and grading quizzes. Her afternoons, on the other hand, are full of soccer practices and baseball games, scraped knees and fantastical stories. As a mother of three (a 5-year-old and 8-year-old twins), Tantod has adapted her life to maintain a balance between her obligations as a teacher and her duties as a mother.

One of these adaptations includes working part-time at Gunn. 鈥淢ost of my kid responsibilities are in the middle of the day,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 do all of my grading and prepping at night after they go to bed.鈥�

The demanding nature of Tantod鈥檚 obligations force her to be more time efficient. 鈥淚鈥檝e always grown up with the philosophy that if you need time, you make time,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 being efficient with your time [that is key]. Most people say you have to pick one [obligation] or the other, but I feel like you could find a good balance and try to work with both of them.鈥�

For Tantod, this philosophy sometimes means multitasking. 鈥淚f I鈥檓 at [my] kid鈥檚 sporting event, I can grade during that time,鈥� she said. 鈥淸It鈥檚 just about] using my time however I can.鈥�

Tantod is careful to create some separation between her work and her family, especially when it comes to her children’s聽paths in mathematics. 鈥淚 kind of let them figure it out for themselves because I don鈥檛 want to be the influence of how math goes for them,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 want them to see where their path takes them; I don鈥檛 want them to feel pressured to be really great in math.鈥�

This mindset of letting kids think through things also translates into Tantod鈥檚 attitude in the classroom, where she encourages students to problem solve. 鈥淪ometimes I might be harder in my questions just because I know that if I give that push, they鈥檒l understand it better,鈥� she said.

Of course, being both a teacher and a mother isn鈥檛 all grueling and hard work鈥攖here are rewarding moments in both parts of Tantod鈥檚 life. On Mother鈥檚 Day, Tantod anticipated some acknowledgment of her maternal efforts, though it might be more exciting for her children than for herself. 鈥淚 feel Mother鈥檚 Day is more for my kids than for me,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey get excited to get flowers [and] cook with Daddy. They [also] get excited to say 鈥榳e鈥檙e going to take you on a hike鈥� or 鈥榳e鈥檙e going to take pictures.鈥欌�欌��

Tantod recalls last year鈥檚 Mother鈥檚 Day, which involved a menu curated by her daughter and meals cooked by her husband.鈥淟ast year, they made ravioli from scratch,鈥� she said. 鈥淢y daughter actually made my husband [make] a menu for the day. She had breakfast, lunch and dinner all created鈥攁nd they were her own creations. [My husband] had to cook whatever she put on the list.鈥�

Tantod also encourages students at Gunn to reach out to their mothers. 鈥淚 think moms, especially of high school kids, feel [that] their [children] going to leave soon and a lot of kids shut them out at that time,鈥� she said. 鈥淪pend time [with your mom]. They appreciate it.鈥�