NAME:
Mr. Sanders
SCHOOL:
Mayo Middle School
CLASS:
8th Grade US History
SCHOOL PHONE:
466-3050
Hello,
I'm Mr. Sanders and I have been teaching US History at Mayo Middle School for
7 years. I grew up in Mattoon, Illinois where I enjoyed cross-country
running, track and field, and hanging out with my friends. After high
school, I went to Eastern Illinois and received my degree in education. I
student taught at Mayo Middle School, and was fortunate enough to be able to
get a job at Mayo teaching US History. It has been a blast teaching at
Mayo, with all the great group of kids and the staff at Mayo is AWESOME.
Now-a-days, I enjoy teaching at Mayo, reading, playing with my two dogs, Oreo
and Maggie,driving my wife insane,
spoiling my daughter, and hanging out with the Benevolent Despot (Mr.Allen)
and Da Coach (Mr. Brouwer). I have 2 brothers, Gabe (a salesmen) and Neil (a
PE teacher). My wife's name is Haley and she likes to help at school
functions. We have a 3 1/2 year old daughter named
Abby. I'm sure you will see her on my computer or on my desk. I love
sports, not playing them so much as watching them. My favorite sport to
watch would have to be football, GO BEARS! My second favorite sport to
watch is baseball, GO CARDINALS! Cub fans just need to realize that it just
is not meant to be.
The mission of the class is to get students to learn about their country's
history and come to enjoy it. Through class discussions, group activities,
videos and movies, the students will come to learn about the important events
in US History and learn why we have grown the way we have. Another mission
for the class is for students to become aware of the current happenings of
the world. With that said, we plan on working n current events throughout
the year to increase our knowledge and understanding of the current news.