Mr. Paden was enthusiastic about history, all of it, and every student could see it and feel. His classes were a joy to attend, not a chore to be taken. And he instilled that into his students. (I got my love of history from him - something none of the teachers in college came close to doing to my immense disappointment.) Even the kids w…
Mr. Paden was enthusiastic about history, all of it, and every student could see it and feel. His classes were a joy to attend, not a chore to be taken. And he instilled that into his students. (I got my love of history from him - something none of the teachers in college came close to doing to my immense disappointment.) Even the kids who didn't care about history paid attention in his classes. (There was one other history teacher who was almost as good who flat out said Truman was the best president of the 20th century.) When Mr. Paden finally retired maybe 5 years ago, the newsletter I got from the HS (who finally found me after decades) was filled with his praises from long past students like me to the new kids in the school.
Mr. Paden was enthusiastic about history, all of it, and every student could see it and feel. His classes were a joy to attend, not a chore to be taken. And he instilled that into his students. (I got my love of history from him - something none of the teachers in college came close to doing to my immense disappointment.) Even the kids who didn't care about history paid attention in his classes. (There was one other history teacher who was almost as good who flat out said Truman was the best president of the 20th century.) When Mr. Paden finally retired maybe 5 years ago, the newsletter I got from the HS (who finally found me after decades) was filled with his praises from long past students like me to the new kids in the school.
Thx. Always good to know about great teachers.