Melbourne High

World history teacher Jennifer Griffith shared how she prepares her students for tests by making learning interactive and engaging. With five years of US history teaching experience, she has covered topics such as absolute monarchs, the Age of Exploration, and the Age of Enlightenment. She uses textbooks and PowerPoints, along with “review games like Blooket and trivia,” to help students review in a fun way.

Ms. Griffith believes history is important because, “It provides students with a foundation for future knowledge.” To help students who struggle ,she encourages them to think “outside the box” and uses videos and images to make lessons feel less tedious and easier to understand.

From Kendyll Allison’s perspective, she described how she prepares for her history tests. She is currently learning about the Scientific Revolution and studies using notes, both “during school and at home, often starting a few nights before the test.” Allison shared that she sometimes “asks other students for help before going to a teacher.”

Allison also believes that history tests are important because they “help students understand what happened in the past and how it affects the present.” She explained that her teacher helps prepare students by “giving clear notes, reminders, and highlighting important information.” Together, both show how preparation from teachers and effort from students play key roles in academic success.