The inspiration for Adam to make this change was something memorable. One day he received a letter in the mail that his old creative writing teacher sent. It turns out, during high school Adam had an assignment to write a letter to himself, one that he would like to receive in 10 years. When he received the letter, Adam wasn’t really sure what he was looking at since 10 years had passed, but once it clicked what he was reading, it was like being struck by lightning.
Presciently, the letter said that if he wasn’t happy with his career that he should find a way to make a change. And with that, Adam looked for teaching schools to enroll in, let the deans of his business school know he wouldn’t be completing their program, and made plans to leave his job. At the end of every year he still does a similar writing exercise with his students, and right now he has about 200 letters on a shelf that he will mail out in the 2020’s.
Since becoming a teacher, Adam hasn’t looked back. He loves teaching and finds it to be joyous, meaningful work. He loves sharing his passion for history while informing the next generation of leaders what being an American is all about, and what rights and responsibilities come with citizenship. It’s very rewarding to Adam when, in the course of a typical class, he can see students’ minds being expanded by an engaging discussion on some important issue.
He also loves placing his students in the middle of history. As often as possible, Adam uses simulations where students become historical characters, are presented with a problem, and have to decide what to do to resolve a situation. For example, in his product Vietnam War Debate Simulation students begin a simulation that takes place as the Nixon administration assumes the Presidency, and is deciding how to change American foreign policy after Lindon B. Johnson left the Oval Office. In another example, Inflation and Deflation Game Simulation, students have to respond to market forces and decide how they will allocate their resources.
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His featured paid resource is the Inflation and Deflation Game. Simulation. Resource. Whether studying history or economics, it is critical to understand what inflation and deflation are, and how they impact consumer behavior. This lesson explains these phenomena, and lets students play a game that demonstrates how they change people’s actions. How does the game work? He talks about that here.
I recommend that you not only visit his store, but in addition, visit his YouTube channel to see video walk-throughs for his lessons. Being a math person who never liked history, I even learned a great deal! You can also go to his personal website to learn more about Adam.
I recommend that you not only visit his store, but in addition, visit his YouTube channel to see video walk-throughs for his lessons. Being a math person who never liked history, I even learned a great deal! You can also go to his personal website to learn more about Adam.