Hi, my name is Diane Pecknold. My students sometimes call me Dr. P.

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I earned a PhD in US History from Indiana University and I've spent the last

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five years teaching US history and AP US history to high school students.

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I love teaching history.

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I think history is fascinating and I want you to be excited about learning about

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it. For me,

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history is a library of human experience.

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It can tell us so much about how the world works today and about our core

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values.

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So I see it as a collection of funny and

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sad and compelling, uh, and fascinating human stories.

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And that's the way I like to teach it.

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In addition to giving you the basic skills that you need to do well in your

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classes.

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Note-taking skills and writing skills and reading skills.

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Um, I have a lot of editorial experience,

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so if what you need is someone to help you learn how to

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write an essay, how to structure an argument,

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how to express yourself well in written form, I can definitely do that.

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I work one-on-one with students all the time to help them identify their

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strengths and weaknesses as learners and identify ways to improve

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their learning. So if those are things you're looking for,

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I look forward to working with you.

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