Letters to the Editor: Reaction to Chin’s Dismissal

Dear Falcon editors,

This message is to the administration as well as every student in this school. It has come to my attention that next year you intend to get rid of Mr. Chin. I can tell you with absolute conviction that that is one of the biggest mistakes this school could make.

PETITION HERE: http://chn.ge/1jqjIQ7

Dear Falcon editors,

This message is to the administration as well as to every student in this school. It has come to my attention that next year you intend to get rid of Mr. Chin. I can tell you with absolute conviction that it is one of the biggest mistakes this school could make. Mr. Chin is probably one of the best teachers at this school and he is definitely one of the most dedicated. He is constantly working until 8 or 9 pm. I physically see him working, making worksheets and lesson plans for the next day. He strives to not only give his students historically accurate documents about each topic, but also give them other points of view. Where any other teacher would give us an American source about the horrors of the German conquest of Europe, Mr. Chin would search online for hours to find sources from Germany and the Nazi army.

Furthermore, Mr. Chin is the future of history teachers. Over the past few years, we have tried to change fact-based history courses to focus more on analysis. Simply put, in Mr. Chin's class, we don't just learn about what happened, but why it happened. I took Mr. Chin's World History class last year, and, this year, I am in APUSH. What I learned from that class has helped me on numerous occasions, and I owe my grade to Mr. Chin. Since it was World History, he didn't just focus on the American perspective of the war, but I would go home after his lectures and research it. Through lectures, debates, and various other activities, he inspired numerous students to want to learn about history.

Finally, I accept that I am simply one person whose personal anecdotes and evidence about Mr. Chin are unverifiable. I understand that this will most likely have no impact on the your decision to get rid of Mr. Chin. However, I challenge you to find one of Mr. Chin's students who didn't walk out of his class a better student. I am but one of many people who would like Mr. Chin to teach here next year.

Additionally, if you didn't like anything about his teaching style, he is a very adaptable teacher, and I'm sure he can fix the issue.

In conclusion, reinstate Mr. Chin. Without him here, it is going to be a little bit less GREAT to be a FALCON!