Learning and Discussing History

I believe in bring the information to class, and involving the students to find out what they know. I encourage discussion about every topic, whether or not it relates to what I originally planned to discuss. I view classroom discussion as a major tool to teaching, rather than the cut-and-dry "I write on board, you copy" style of learning many fellow educator's use. I feel that if you involve a student's own knowledge and background into the discussion, that they will learn so much more and will remember it for the rest of their life.

I love to learn more about History every day. I encourage my students to learn about different styles than just the average amount they are expected to know to pass a CRT or another standardized test. In fact, I happen to not like the idea of a test determining my student's future. Personally, I believe that every one of my students can make it in this world. I believe that by incorporating discussion's about each topic, I help them that much further to be successful in their life. I encourage my students to bring their own knowledge to the forefront so that not only do they learn from me, I also learn from them.