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Hi there and welcome to The Forgotten Borough.

 This site is primarily for my students.  I’m a high school teacher with three different courses which I give a short description of below. I hope to use this site to post all sorts of material online for my students. From homework assignment sheets (that they are always losing!) to podcasts that will provide some extra review material for their exams. In addition to all that, I come across all sorts of stuff from books I read, television I watch, web pages and news sources I see that I want to be able to share. This site provides the perfect platform for doing all that.

What I teach:

Participation in Government- This required senior course deals with the workings of American government.  Starting with the Consitutional make up of our government and moving through all aspects about political system. In the spring, these students will move from government to an economics/personal finance course with me.

US History and Government- Also a required course, this one is for Juniors in New York State.  Somehow, from September through the beginning of June, we’ll cover as much of the story of America as possible- from Jamestown to current events that haven’t even happened yet.  At the end of the course is the NY State Regents exam.

Advanced Placement Human Geography- This is a brand new course for us at Wagner High School and I’m really looking forward to teaching it.  It is really impossible to describe the class in a sentence other than to say its about where people live and why they live there…and a whole lot more.

Not everything is working just yet.  For instance, I’m having problems getting some pictures to display, but as time goes by, I’m sure I’ll work out all the little kinks. 

So take a look around, leave a comment, and enjoy!