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World History

       The World History teacher is Mr. Minnocci. He has a passion for history. Along with teaching history, he is also a track coach. He is a pretty laid back teacher but when it's time to work, he wants us to work. He treats his students not just like kids, but like people. When I first started the class, I was hoping to learn about why history is really useful and just more information about history then I previously knew. So far, I have learned those things. We use our textbook a lot for reading and answering worksheets. the textbook we use is World History: Connections to Today.The way he grades isn't too complicated. He cares about more that you understand. His grading policy can be found on his school website here. 
      Something that I find interesting about the class are the do-nows we do almost every day at the beginning of class. They are usually questions that have to do with what we will learn to day or what we learned the previous day. Each time they are not too difficult where it's to the point when you cn't do them. They are chaand I learn something from them. The technology we use in his class is his iPad that we read articles on after he has projected the iPad screen onto a screen on the board with a projector. So far, we have been learning about the Renaissance and how it helped shape our country and world today. We learned about artists in the Renaissance and how they inspired art and multi-media today. 

   
      Some additional things about Mr. Minnocci is that he doesn't usually give homework. If he does give homework, it's not hard if you have been paying attention in class. Also, he cares about each of his students. He puts forth an effort to get to know who his students really are.For example, once he gets to know you he might give you a nickname. Mr. Minnocci isn't just a teacher, hes a friend. He cares about what you care about. He wants his students to develop a strong understanding and appreciation of History, see how History fits into the larger scope of the world we interact with, understand how History influences life today, recognize connections between history and other social sciences, build a solid historical and academic vocabulary, develop thinking skills that support the ability to challenge assumptions, think creatively, and solve real-life problems, but most importantly, have fun. If you really want to have more of an understanding for the past, then welcome to World History!