Jill Stevens

Ms. Steven's class honestly was a breath of fresh air. As a person, she is almost impossible to dislike, and as a teacher, she is extremely effective! Class time can be pretty fun sometimes, and even when it's not, it's still tolerable. She mostly focuses on your general understanding of a topic instead of all the nit picky details, which is great because the information you learn is way more useful. A lot of her assignments are pretty fun to do as well. She really lets you be creative. Usually, she doesn't give too much homework, but at the end of a unit, she'll usually have you complete a project or essay. And she doesn't really do many tests or quizzes. The ones I did were pretty chill. As long as you pay attention in class, you should be fine. Overall, my experience with Ms. Stevens was pretty great. She is super nice and cheerful and a great person to be around. Sometimes she goes off on tangents, but they're really funny. You can tell she really cares about her students and what she does, and you'll come to appreciate that once you realize not all teachers are like her.

My experience here was different from what I expected from a high school history class. There was a lot less memorizing required and it wasn't all about recalling events or dates. The assignments I had were engaging and sometimes fun. I did not have tests often, so the majority of my grade in this class was based on my homework and the above-average number of writing assignments. Pay attention at the beginning of the year - a lot of content that comes later in the year connects with ideas and essential questions introduced then.