Students will have a clear understanding of the major eras and events in US History with strong exposure to the voices of the marginalized and oppressed in our nation.

Trained in Shared Inquiry discussion through Great Books Foundation, multiple coaching certifications (coaching is the facilitation of a discussion through difficult, challenging and uncomfortable realizations) and Master's of Teaching Secondary Education in a program heavily focused on the challenges of urban education and class/race/culture disconnects.  Instructor was also raised in a biracial family, currently part of a transracial family and takes great care to "do the work" of trying to be a better person in a diverse world.

Homework Offered
Students will be assigned reading each week.  This is usually not more than 25 pages unless students are using the .  Parents who would like their students to participate in the additional assignments (writing and research assignments) can note this upon registration and students will be added to a learning management system where assignments will be assigned and reviewed.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Upon request, parents can be given a paragraph summary of their student's performance in the course including which components their student participated in.
Grades Offered

STUDENTS NEED THEIR OWN COPY OF THE TEXT.  We will be using Howard Zinn's "A Young People's History of the United States".  This comes as a single book (PREFERRED) or split into two books (blue--which aligns to our fall semester; and red--which aligns to our spring semester).  The single book version has some additional pages that would reduce student research time.