BIO
Frances Arthur has taught high school, middle school, and elementary school in public, home school, and homeschool cooperative settings over the last 30 years. As a lifelong learner she has developed a skillset which allows her to effectively teach government, politics, economics, geography, American, and world history.
Frances and her husband Dale have two amazing sons. Ben currently serves in the AL Army National Guard in a Special Forces Unit and is a SCUBA instructor in Kingsland, GA. David will soon graduate from FLETC in New Mexico after training to become a border patrol agent.
In 2010, she began working part time for TN Right to Life as a church outreach associate, lobbyist at the capitol, and high school oratory contest chairman. From 2014-2018, Frances served as an elected member of the State Executive Committee of the TN Republican Party representing the 16th Senate District.
Her favorite volunteer work that she does is serving with TN Eagle Forum as the Teen Eagle Director for TN, and in 2018 she was appointed as the National Teen Eagle Chairman.
When she is not busy, Frances competes in ballroom dance competitions in American smooth dances waltz, tango, and foxtrot.
Twentieth Century History
32 WEEK CLASS
Tutor Name: Frances Arthur
Course Name: Twentieth Century History
Primary texts:
A History of US, Books 7-10, 3rd Edition (or comparable editions)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Additional support: The internet. Students will have to do a lot of research online. Parents will, of course, need to supervise this research time (as they should with any time students spend on the internet). Students will be directed to specific articles and websites for most of this research, but sometime they will have to find information on their own.
Supply Fee: $25
Minimum Students: 5
Description:
This class will cover an international overview of history from 1900 to as close to the present day that we can get. By taking a full year to study this 120 year period, we can learn about more than the timeline of events. We’ll discuss the leaders whose names most students know as well as the “regular people” who were affected by the decisions of those in charge. Not only will we learn what happened, but we’ll also explore how it happened, why it happened, and how it influenced what happened next. Students will compare the events of this time period to others, learning the phrase “History doesn’t repeat itself, people repeat history.” In order to understand what is going on internationally today, we must consider what happened in the last century. Students will be strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions. Strong note-taking skills will also be very helpful.
Weekly time commitment: 4 hours
Pre-Requisite: Students must have a strong working knowledge of American History from 1760-1900 to be successful this class.
Recommended Grade Level: 10-12th
Grading: As a tutor used only to assist the parent with educating their student, I will not be grading student assignments regularly. I will suggest a grade to the parent when I grade mid-terms, final exams, and projects only. If there is any concern, I will stay in touch with parents, and they should contact me with any concerns.
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