NAME: Mr. Greg Talberg

SCHOOL: Howell High School

CLASS: US history, world history and AP psychology

SCHOOL PHONE:

About Talberg

The 2008-09 school year is my 13th as a teacher.  I am in my 5th year 
at Howell High School and have previously taught in Tawas, MI and Austin, 
Texas.  In addition to teaching US history, world history, and ap 
psychology, I am co-
sponsor 
of the Howell Model United Nations Club and am the boys junior varsity 
tennis coach.
I am married (to a Howell graduate, Sally) and have a 4-year-old daughter 
(Eva Margaret) and an infant daughter (Nina Simone) in 
addition 
to a chocolate lab and two cats.  I am a Michigan State and University of 
Florida graduate and like to read, play tennis, and disc golf.

Some of my favorite...

     books:  East of Eden (Steinbeck), The Sea Wolf (London), Burr (Vidal),  
               A Prayer for Owen Meany (Irving), Atlas Shrugged (Rand), 
               Breakfast of Champions (Vonnegut), Don't Stop the Carnival 
               (Wouk), Year of Wonders (Brooks)

    music:  Jimmy Buffett, Rolling Stones, Todd Snider, Bob Marley, 
              Willie Nelson

    movies:  Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, Blues Brothers, Old School,
               Best In Show, The Royal Tennenbaums

Mission For The Class

The mission I set for my students is to learn to ask why and pursue answers 
by thinking critically.  Students must learn to have opinions based on 
fact.  In social studies we have the unique opportunity to ask questions to 
which we are able to construct our own answers.  Students will learn to go 
through this process responsibly and to come up with their own "missions".