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. What makes history interesting? To answer this question, we called on Adam Siler, head of the HistoryDepartment,whosaid,“Whatmakeshistory interesting is getting the opportunity to ask and answer gigantic questions. Like how did I get here?!” We see that history is a lot of cause and effect,aswellasproject-basedlearning(specifically withthe9thgrade).When9thgradestudent,EvaEl Fishawy was asked about her favorite part of history,andwhatmakesitinterestingtoher,thisis how she responded: “Mr.
Cohen is just a really cool guy, and he doesn’t
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“San Diego”-Francesca Cohn (9) “Alaska”-Lucas Harris (9)
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1. Mr. Neale uses elaborate hand gestures to get his point across. 2. Hanna Marsheck (11) shows off her paper clips, which simulate the capitalist system. 3. Michael Joyce, Cameron Giarusso, and Eugene Miller (10) play the game 'Risk' in Mr. Neale's class. 4. Mr. Siler stands on a desk and hands out paper clips to students, simulating the capitalist system.
lecture a lot, so we get to debate a lot in class, add our own input, and give our viewpoint towardsglobalissues.Wegettodoalotoffun projects. It is really interesting and you learn a lot about what is happening in the world, and what caused it.” Mr. Siler simulates the Great Depressionbyhavingeachstudentfigureout theirindividualcostofliving,andcalculatewhat it would be in that time period. In Mr. Neale's class,studentsplaythegameRiskasafunway to integrate a board game into relevant school- related ideas. History is an ever-changing thing, and so is the way we teach it.
Where did you go on your last vacation?
“Santa Cruz” -Austin Risley
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