"History, for the longest time, has been my passion. My first foray into the discipline was in 2nd grade when I began reading history books in my grandfather’s study. He was a history teacher, so any subject within the discipline I could name, he had a book of it, and I gravitated towards WW2. As I went through the K-12 system and got introduced to more history subjects, I branched out my interests to medieval and early-modern European history, and modern American history from 1870-present. I excelled at history in school, and took multiple AP level American and European history courses in high school. Now, in college, I am currently working towards my bachelors in my history major, having graduated from community college with an associates degree in arts. Some current classes I am taking now include history of the Middle East and Europe from 200-1050 AD.

I wish I had someone to help me not only survive through classes like math and science, but to actually like the subject. Classes are easier to take if an individual likes what they are studying, and if they decide to learn more outside of school, then all the better! I feel I will have done some good if I can help people who don’t like history or struggle with it through their classes at a minimum, but I really want to see people appreciate this subject in ways that go beyond only needing to know it for school.

I do not have any professional teaching experience, but I am heavily influenced by how some of my favorite teachers have taught, and I plan to utilize their methods to inform my teaching style. Helping others gain an appreciation of history is paramount (not just passing classes, but to actually appreciate the subject!), and I aim to be able to connect contemporary events in my generation’s lives to historical events so that my peers can truly understand why the continuity that defines history is important, rather than treating history as “it happened, and it is over with”." less...