Here. We. Go.

The first day of school has officially arrived!  I am so excited to be able to get to know each and every one of you this school year.  I guarantee you that you will not ever have a class like this!  You are going to be learning so much and having a blast at the same time.  How can history be fun you ask?  Well for one, it is the most awesome, amazing subject out there!  I am a bit biased though being a history teacher.  Why will you like it?  How about being out of your seat, working with your peers, acting things out, using technology in cool ways, and pretending like we are the people we are studying?  Also, we are starting something new this year called "The Conquest of Lindownia."  I won't give many details here, but let's just say it's like the show Survivor and will quickly have you and your classmates working closely together. You. Will. Love. This. These are only a FEW of the cool things we will do in class this year and will make this class a fond memory for you when you are in high school.  Say good bye (At least for this year) of mind numbing lectures that last an entire class period and writing mountains of notes until your hand is about to fall off.  This will be different for you and you will never forget it.  I'm pretty sure our Battle of Yorktown reenactment was something that last years student's won't ever forget! I hope you enjoy this school year as much as I will, and I'm pretty sure you will.  8th grade is a great year

PARENTS! Use this blog/site to keep up to date with what your student is doing in US History.  Feel free to subscribe to get email notifications when there is an update to the site, which will hopefully be every 2 days.  The blog/site will inform you and your students about what we are doing in class, and what their assignments are.  All assignments (If possible) will be attached and accessible here.  On the right hand side of the page, there is a section where everything your student gets in class is located.  This is also where you will find the homework videos that will sometimes be assigned.  You will also notice there is a section for the class Instagram and Twitter (Both are @DCMSHistory1776).  These accounts do not follow back, but these too will be great tools to keep you and your students up to date with what is going on in the classroom.  This generation is the most tech savvy generation the world has ever seen.  Why not harness some of that power for good and improve their education?  I am looking forward to working with you and your student this school year!  As always, feel free to contact me via e-mail at derrick.lindow@daviess.kyschools.us.