Social Studies: American History and Civics
Social Studies: American History and Civics
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Hi Parents and Students at Apprentice Academy. My name is Kevin Thompson and I am a high school social studies teacher and coach at Apprentice Academy. I received my start in high school teaching at Apprentice Academy in 2019 and before switching careers I was a college athletics director and coach at a small two year university in my hometown of Lancaster, South Carolina. I actually began teaching at the University of South Carolina Lancaster where I was an adjunct instructor and I enjoyed teaching so much that I wanted to become a full time teacher.
Hi Parents and Students at Apprentice Academy. My name is Kevin Thompson and I am a high school social studies teacher and coach at Apprentice Academy. I received my start in high school teaching at Apprentice Academy in 2019 and before switching careers I was a college athletics director and coach at a small two year university in my hometown of Lancaster, South Carolina. I actually began teaching at the University of South Carolina Lancaster where I was an adjunct instructor and I enjoyed teaching so much that I wanted to become a full time teacher.
My academic journey was a rough one, so to speak. My first time in college did not go well as I failed out due to my lack of attending classes and not turning in my assignments, but I will go into more detail about that on the first day of school. I did go back to school in August of 2006 and after working hard I earned my Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Carolina. So, just remember that even though there are rough times in front of you, your hard work will help you push through. In 2018 I earned my Masters of Arts Degree in History from Southern New Hampshire University. I enjoy learning so much that I am currently working on my PhD in History at Liberty University. My areas of focus in my past and current academic studies are the American Civil War and local history. I enjoy learning about history and I want to share with each student my passion about history and how history teaches everyone a lesson about our past. Also, I want every student that is enrolled in my classes to learn many life lessons that I teach each semester. I am looking forward to teaching Civics and American History this fall and I know that we will have a great semester.
My academic journey was a rough one, so to speak. My first time in college did not go well as I failed out due to my lack of attending classes and not turning in my assignments, but I will go into more detail about that on the first day of school. I did go back to school in August of 2006 and after working hard I earned my Bachelor's Degree from the University of South Carolina. So, just remember that even though there are rough times in front of you, your hard work will help you push through. In 2018 I earned my Masters of Arts Degree in History from Southern New Hampshire University. I enjoy learning so much that I am currently working on my PhD in History at Liberty University. My areas of focus in my past and current academic studies are the American Civil War and local history. I enjoy learning about history and I want to share with each student my passion about history and how history teaches everyone a lesson about our past. Also, I want every student that is enrolled in my classes to learn many life lessons that I teach each semester. I am looking forward to teaching Civics and American History this fall and I know that we will have a great semester.
Hobbies: Baseball, football, fishing, and oh, did I mention learning about History.
Favorite Things: Family, helping people, and learning something new everyday.
Classroom Needs: Loose leaf notebook paper
Courses Fall 2023
Courses Fall 2023
Civics
Period: First Block and Fourth Block
Description: Civics and Economics has been developed as a course that provides a framework for understanding the basic tenets of American democracy, practices of American government as established by the United States Constitution, basic concepts of American politics and citizenship and concepts in macro and micro economics and personal finance. The essential standards of this course are organized under three strands – Civics and Government, Personal Financial Literacy and Economics. The Civics and Government strand is framed to develop students’ increased understanding of the institutions of constitutional democracy and the fundamental principles and values upon which they are founded, the skills necessary to participate as effective and responsible citizens and the knowledge of how to use democratic procedures for making decisions and managing conflict.
American History I: The Founding Principles
Period: Second Block
Description: This course guides students as they study the establishment of political parties, America’s westward expansion, the growth of sectional conflict, how that sectional conflict led to the Civil War, and the consequences of the Civil War, including Reconstruction. Students examine the historical and intellectual origins of the United States from European exploration and colonial settlement to the Revolutionary and Constitutional eras. Students learn about the important political and economic factors that contributed to the development of colonial America and the outbreak of the American Revolution as well as the consequences of the Revolution, including the writing and key ideas of the United States Constitution. Students continue to build upon previous studies of American History, the fundamental concepts in civics and government, economics, culture and geography taught in grades kindergarten through eight and use skills of historical analysis as they examine American history. This course goes beyond memorization of isolated facts to the development of higher level thinking skills, encouraging students to make historical assessments and evaluations.
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