George Ellery Hale Charter Academy Reviews
23830 Califa Street, Woodland Hills, California 91367, United States
As a former student, (duh), and a former not hard working student, I can say that to do well in this class, you just do your INB (Interactive Notebook) work on schedule, and thoroughly. Extremely Thorough. Yeah, Mr. Nowotarski may be angry when y'all talk too much, or not do your Cornell Notes (Avg: 7 pages of notes for me), but he's doesn't spring tests on you, he gives you a lot of material you can use to prepare, so don't be like me, and actually do the prep work and you can get the A, EASILY.
I'll get straight to it. I had Mr. Nowotarski from the 2018-2019 School Year at Hale. Mr. Nowotarski was, and probably is still, known to be a "hard" teacher. I am currently a Sophmore at Elco and I can tell you that he was not "hard". His class is the single reason I enjoy reading and learning about history so much, so much I'm taking Political Science this year and hope to pursue a career in relating to government and history. No teacher I have had has made me enjoy a subject and deeply understand it to this extent than this class. But back to the main point: He assigns a lot of work, reading, and his Unit Tests are quite memorable (even to this day lol), but his teaching skills and effort put in was extraordinary. I put hard work into his class and got an A, as it should be. I remember the nights I would study I would feel pretty depressed, but I wish I had more of those nights with all my other teachers as I have never, never understood such topics to an extent where I am recalling, sometimes word by word, his lessons 2 years later. I used to be a student who studied for a grade, someone who didn't understand why I was studying, but that I just must do good in a class. I am currently on the Speech and Debate team at Elco, have taken and excelled in Political Science classes, developed a good work ethic and habit, volunteer for multiple political organizations, and am President of 2 on Campus Clubs. Rest assured, I have learned to enjoy learning and I, again, would take his class again. Thank you for everything and wanted to let everyone else know. -Ryan Kossarian