Hello everyone. My name is Mark Rindfuss and I am currently teaching World and U.S. History at Paramus Catholic H.S. in Paramus, New Jersey. I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (go Steelers) and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. After graduating from the University of Delaware with a degree in History Education, I decided to make the move to Hoboken. I heard great things about St. Peter's College from co-workers and finally decided to enroll in the Administration and Supervision program. I have had nothing but positive experiences thus far in the program, but eagerly looking forward to graduating this spring.
At first I thought I was very computer savvy until the first night of class when I finally learned the ins and outs of blogging. Being a huge sports fan, blogging has really taken off in the past few years. I have a much better appreciation for those who have the time and ability to keep their blogs up and running.
I really hope to gain a great deal of knowledge in the reading area for high school students because I have noticed that students at this age despise reading. I have tried assigned readings from the textbook as well as current event articles and students make every attempt to get out of reading. If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear them.
I hope this works!
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Mark, nice to meet you and have you in class. Although I am a huge Giants and Jets fan (very rare to be both), I will forgive you for being a Steelers fan! (Kidding)
You asked for ideas about getting high school students to read more. Although I am an avid reader and have been since a grammar school student, I do think that teachers, particularly History teachers (no offense) miss wonderful opportunities to incorporate intriguing books into their curriculum. Why not allow the students to pick a book (a period novel like Gone with the Wind or non-fiction like Diary of Anne Frank) themselves that has relevance to the periods that you are teaching throughout the year? Then at least, it's not "some boring book that my teacher is making me read", but instead, this book that I selected that I am really into!
And as the teacher, don't limit the scope. For example, some boys might want to read about how football was created at Rutgers and what the world was like at that specific time. This may be the way to reach them, instead of a biography of Franklin Roosevelt.
Anyway, hope this helps.
Taran
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