Sam Pearce is a city middle school teacher who moonlights as high-end fashion model Sam Worthen
Sam Pearce is a city middle school teacher who moonlights as high-end fashion model Sam Worthen, He's a model teacher, that's for sure.
After the bell rings at a Bushwick middle school, eighth-grade English instructor Sam Pearce puts down his grammar textbook and swaps out his surname to become Sam Worthen, a model who struts the runways for the likes of Diesel, Alexander McQueen, DKNY and, ironically, Public School.
But Pearce, 24, says he puts his students first.
“I will never accept a modeling job that compromises my students’ learning,” he told the Daily News.
So far, he’s been able to keep his worlds apart. He modeled at a London fashion event on Jan. 11, which was a Sunday. He flew home — but then jetted to Milan for another weekend show — this one coinciding with the Martin Luther King school holiday.He also walked during New York Fashion Week in February, also when his school was closed for a winter break. He would also choose missing a day on a catwalk over a day at the blackboard.
“There are so many models who can do a job with equal results,” he said, “but a substitute teacher, no matter how qualified, is never going to get the same results in the classroom.”
For now, his agency, RED NYC, is happy to let him keep his day job — it makes him more in demand.
“He’s a dedicated teacher who has a real, genuine, love for what he does,” said Neil Mautone, RED NYC president.Pearce was raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University last year. Over the summer, as he was getting ready to begin a new year earning $48,455 as a teacher, he was discovered by a fellow male model on the F train.
“I was flattered and surprised and just doubtful of his taste,” said Pearce.
Weeks later he attended an open casting call and was signed by RED NYC. His first paid gig was this January.
The scouts loved his European feel, which makes him perfect for haute couture.He's not someone you would advertise a Polo shirt with,” Mautone says. “You'd advertise a very smart, tailored Zegna, a little more edgy Diesel.”
With his extra modeling income, Pearce says he is able to buy more books for his students at his Bushwick middle school — whose identity is being withheld. Still, a teacher’s salary doesn’t cover all his costs, so he’s started a GoFundMe campaign to raise more money.
The Department of Education declined to comment. But the city Conflicts of Interest Board allows municipal employees to have a second job, as long as it’s not with a company that does business with the city, and as long as the employee does not use city time or resources.
After the bell rings at a Bushwick middle school, eighth-grade English instructor Sam Pearce puts down his grammar textbook and swaps out his surname to become Sam Worthen, a model who struts the runways for the likes of Diesel, Alexander McQueen, DKNY and, ironically, Public School.
But Pearce, 24, says he puts his students first.
“I will never accept a modeling job that compromises my students’ learning,” he told the Daily News.
So far, he’s been able to keep his worlds apart. He modeled at a London fashion event on Jan. 11, which was a Sunday. He flew home — but then jetted to Milan for another weekend show — this one coinciding with the Martin Luther King school holiday.He also walked during New York Fashion Week in February, also when his school was closed for a winter break. He would also choose missing a day on a catwalk over a day at the blackboard.
“There are so many models who can do a job with equal results,” he said, “but a substitute teacher, no matter how qualified, is never going to get the same results in the classroom.”
For now, his agency, RED NYC, is happy to let him keep his day job — it makes him more in demand.
“He’s a dedicated teacher who has a real, genuine, love for what he does,” said Neil Mautone, RED NYC president.Pearce was raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University last year. Over the summer, as he was getting ready to begin a new year earning $48,455 as a teacher, he was discovered by a fellow male model on the F train.
“I was flattered and surprised and just doubtful of his taste,” said Pearce.
Weeks later he attended an open casting call and was signed by RED NYC. His first paid gig was this January.
The scouts loved his European feel, which makes him perfect for haute couture.He's not someone you would advertise a Polo shirt with,” Mautone says. “You'd advertise a very smart, tailored Zegna, a little more edgy Diesel.”
With his extra modeling income, Pearce says he is able to buy more books for his students at his Bushwick middle school — whose identity is being withheld. Still, a teacher’s salary doesn’t cover all his costs, so he’s started a GoFundMe campaign to raise more money.
The Department of Education declined to comment. But the city Conflicts of Interest Board allows municipal employees to have a second job, as long as it’s not with a company that does business with the city, and as long as the employee does not use city time or resources.
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