LEARNING AND TEACHING HISTORY MEANS digging deeper TO ME SINCE there is always more to the story than we think!          

IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, I WOULD LAND in Washington DC in the early 1860s, ENJOYING dinner with Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln BECAUSE I can only imagine a conversation between these two great men.             .

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY IN CLASS WOULD HAVE TO BE  the Roaring Twenties Party Reenactment SINCE I get to watch my kids dance the Charleston!

I BELIEVE Helen Keller IS MY FAVORITE HISTORICAL FIGURE SINCE she is much more complex than most people realize.  She was a feminist, a radical, a supporter of the NAACP, and a founder of the ACLU.  She was an amazing advocate of economic and social justice in our country. 

IF I HAD A WISH FOR MY STUDENTS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE that they grow to be informed world citizens. 

 

  

 

LEARNING AND TEACHING HISTORY MEANS  inspiring students to be excited to analyze and create understands of the past BECAUSE they need to understand the present.

IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, I WOULD LAND on the moon with Neil Armstrong ENJOYING iced tea because the views would be tremendous. The photo of Earth from the moon known as Earthrise, taken by astronaut William Anders, has always inspired me. 

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY IN CLASS WOULD HAVE TO BE congratulating students right after they have an “aha” moment  SINCE I love to see the lightbulbs switch on.

I BELIEVE Teddy Roosevelt  IS MY FAVORITE HISTORICAL FIGURE SINCE even though he had his flaws, he fought hard through personal health issues to be a lifelong reader and prolific writer, and a courageous president.

IF I HAD A WISH FOR MY STUDENTS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE that they continue to learn and challenge themselves throughout their lives.

Sarah Deters

 

 

LEARNING AND TEACHING HISTORY means bringing history alive and delving into all the interesting details TO ME SINCE  it is a rich story with so many interesting characters. 

IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, I WOULD LAND in the time our country was being formed (1780s) ENJOYING listening to Hamilton and Jefferson go at it at a cabinet meeting. 

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY IN CLASS WOULD HAVE TO BE historical speed dating SINCE students get a chance to take on the personas of important historical figures and interact with each other.  

I BELIEVE Queen Elizabeth IS MY FAVORITE HISTORICAL FIGURE SINCE she was a strong woman who has led her country to its golden age during a time women were not seen as equals to men.  

IF I HAD A WISH FOR MY STUDENTS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE that they leave my class with an appreciation for history and the feeling that I genuinely cared about them as people.  

  

 

Mike Messersmith

mmessersmith@fcusd.org

 Teaches World Cultures and AP World History

 

LEARNING AND TEACHING HISTORY MEANS everything TO ME SINCE I developed a love of history when I was in high school.

IF I COULD GO BACK IN TIME, I WOULD LAND in 1^st century Rome, ENJOYING the sights and sounds BECAUSE that period of history has always fascinated me.

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY IN CLASS WOULD HAVE TO BE relevant discussion of the topic SINCE students gain so much more knowledge through question and answer.

I BELIEVE Mohandas Gandhi IS MY FAVORITE HISTORICAL FIGURE SINCE his accomplishments are so hard to believe.

IF I HAD A WISH FOR MY STUDENTS, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE to develop a lifelong love of history, just as I have.

 

Josh Roden

Luke Schwan

lschwan@fcusd.org

Teaches government/econ and AP Human Geography

 

 

Zachary Woodward

 Teaches Government/Economics