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Dear
Parents,
This letter will serve both as an introduction and as a way to give you an
idea about what your son or daughter will be studying this year in
American History.
This
is my third year teaching social studies.
I am a proud alum of this school and Canon City High School.
After graduating from Colorado State University at Pueblo, I was
lucky enough to get a position here.
Besides teaching American History, Geography, and Reading, I enjoy coaching 8th
grade football, intramural boys and girls basketball, and track.
Your
eighth grader's time in my class will be spent studying a very interesting and
important segment of our country’s past.
We will concentrate on the timeline between the original settlement
of North America and America’s reconstruction after the Civil War.
When your child reaches the eleventh grade, he or she will pick up
American History from Reconstruction through present day.
During the course of this class, we will look at the economic,
social, military, and political history that eventually made America the
world power that it is today.
In
seventh grade, we will be studying world geography. After building
geographic skills (map reading, types of cultures, economic models,
different forms of government, etc.) we will cover every region on
Earth. Your child will leave this class with a much better concept
of the people and places that make up our planet.
What
can you do to help your child succeed in class?
Ask as many questions as you dare about what happened in history or
geography class today. I assure you
that we will not take a single day off, so a response of “Nothing,”
will not be accurate. You can
also ask about what your child thinks about current news events, as we
spend the first five minutes of class sharing and discussing local, state,
and national news.
If
you have any questions about your student’s progress or participation in
one of my classes, please call or e-mail me.
My phone number is 276-5765.
Thank
you,
Matt Geesaman
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