Course Syllabus
Mr. McKendree's AP US History (APUSH)
Teacher Greeting and Introduction
As I enter my 23rd year of teaching, I realize this will be my most challenging year yet. I understand my strengths and weaknesses. I love having students in class and interacting with them. I realize that is a major challenge and I will have to adjust. I have been married to my college sweetheart for 27 years and we have two wonderful children who are 25 and 23. Empty nest is not as fun as I had thought it would be, but I am adjusting to that life.
I am teaching this class with the memory of a young me in 7th grade having an existential crisis about what I wanted do in my life. Sitting in Math class, I decided I wanted to teach US History at the high school level. My career has taken me from Life Skills teacher in a rural school in Ohio to an 8th grade history teacher in inner-city Houston and eventually landing in PearlandISD in 2005. Through my years in Pearland, I have had the pleasure of opening Dawson High School. I have enjoyed being a part of building an incredible school. I have helped create the APUSH, AP Human Geography, AP Seminar and AP Research classes as well as taught AP Psychology, Military History, Inclusion Geography and US History. I can sum up my teaching experience by saying the I have a paSSSSion for teaching: School, Students, Subject, and Success.
I welcome any and all communication. I am a morning person, even though I do not drink coffee. So, please never hesitate to reach out with any concerns. I believe that to help the student, it takes a cooperative effort of parents, teachers, administration, and the students themselves. As we proceed through synchronous and asynchronous instruction, I will make some mistakes. But realize I will always try to do right by the student. Go Eagles!!!! We Are Dawson Strong!!!
Schedule
1st Period APUSH
2nd Period AP Research
3rd Period Conference
4th Period AP Research
5th Period AP Research
6th Period APUSH
7th Period APUSH
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