Chet LeSourd and Bob Bires: On Teaching, McCallie and Retirement




Stories from the Ridge, The McCallie Podcast show

Summary: <p>In this edition of Stories from the Ridge, Head of School Lee Burns ’87, talks with two of McCallie’s most respected teachers, Chet LeSourd ’72 and Bob Bires. Mr. LeSourd will retire at the end of May after 43 years on the Ridge, and Mr. Bires retired two years during the first phase of the COVID pandemic when the school was in lockdown and it was impossible to give him a proper send-off.</p> <p>Prior to recording the podcast on May 16, 2022, Mr. LeSourd gave his final Upper School Chapel talk as a member of the faculty, an event attended by many former teachers who worked with Mr. LeSourd over the years. A video of that Chapel talk can be viewed <a href="https://youtu.be/J9nQxu0V75Q" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>