TEACHER TESTIMONIAL: CLAUDIE THOMPSON
“I have been teaching for 33 years and National History Day is one of my favorite classes for several reasons. I enjoy helping students go from not having a thought about a topic or category to a finished project. Observing their growth in research, reading, writing, speaking, and confidence. Watching them overcome problems and budget their time. Seeing them become passionate about their topic and preparing for competitions. Sharing in the smiles, laughs, and sometimes tears. Receiving kind words from graduates thankful and appreciative of how much National History Day helped them. And seeing the underclassmen come back again for another challenge. National History Day is definitely the most fun and rewarding experience I’ve ever been a part of in all my years of teaching.”
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ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® (NHD):
NHD is a non-profit organization based in College Park, Maryland, that seeks to improve the teaching and learning of history. The National History Day Contest was established in 1974 and currently engages more than half a million students every year in conducting original research on historical topics of interest. Students present their research as a documentary, exhibit, paper, performance, or website. Projects compete first at the local and affiliate levels, where the top entries are invited to the National Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park. NHD is sponsored in part by, HISTORY®, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, Southwest Airlines, the Crown Family Foundation, The Better Angels Society, the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, and the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation. For more information, visit NHD.org.
ABOUT NATIONAL HISTORY DAY® IN NEW MEXICO:
History Day in New Mexico is open to elementary, middle, and high school students statewide. The program is organized and sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. NMHC offers online and in-person professional development for teachers as well as student events.