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NAME:
Mr. Bair
SCHOOL:
Bosque School
CLASS:
9th Grade Ancient World History
SCHOOL PHONE:
898-6388 #120
David Bair teaches ninth grade Ancient World History. He has taught United
States and World History for the past 12 years; Advanced Placement World
History for the past four years. He has also taught Fine and Advertising Arts
as well as a Humanities block. David is a National Board Certified teacher
and holds a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Social Studies and Fine Arts. In
the past six years he has traveled with his students throughout Europe as a
historical guide and mentor. This past year, David assisted in the
development of a National Geographic curriculum for New Mexico middle schools
that emphasized the geography and cultures of the region. He is presently
organizing a student leadership program for Operation Smile, which is an
international organization that facilitates the medical treatment of children
and adults with facial deformities. He enjoys playing guitar, hiking,
backpacking, fly-fishing, and spending time with his wife and two children.
Why do we study history? This question sits at the foundation of this course.
“History opens… the immense range of approaches people have taken to
political, economic, and social life, to personal integrity and salvation, to
cultural creativity,” and it is the viewpoint that it is important “to know
how people lived and what they thought at least as much as what they did” that
drives this course. In 9th grade, we study early human development and the
ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, and China.
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