Hey there! I'm Mr. Lindsay and welcome to Room 214 at Villa Fundamental Intermediate School!
I teach both 7th and 8th grade history and coach many after-school sports here at Villa, including girls volleyball, girls basketball, and street hockey.
As a history teacher, I am convinced that critical thinking, analysis, and a love for life-long learning are paramount, and I hope that the students who enter my classroom will eventually leave with a more developed sense of these essential skills. I believe that it is a critical role of educators to make available the tools that students will need to eventually become civic-minded adults and active participants in their communities. Without a developed view of the past, I believe it is nearly impossible to create a realistic understanding of the present or sophisticated predictions for the future. I try to encourage my students to be independent and critical thinkers that act with academic honesty and personal integrity. Some say that history repeats itself, others claim that it rhymes. However, what is ultimately true is that historical change over time is the sum of human innovation, invention, creation, and sometimes can occur accidentally. Indeed, nothing in history is inevitable and by studying their history in depth, students learn that they are not simply subject to society, but can seek to improve it.
Please reach out to me by emailing me @ mathew.lindsay@sausdlearns.net
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