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Many students grow up believing that history is a dry recounting of past events, but anyone who\u2019s lucky enough to take Sisk\u2019s class realizes that history often reflects the present. Their discussions often start with headlines \u2014 topics like global conflicts or family dynamics \u2014 and naturally tie back to lessons in the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s almost always something in the news that kids have heard about \u2014 Ukraine, weapons, or something else. When we\u2019re talking about monarchies, for example, we get around to these monarchs who didn\u2019t learn their lessons, made mistakes, and suffered because of it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her energy lights up the room as she effortlessly balances teaching facts and life lessons along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI want them to understand that life is complicated, just like history. There\u2019s no easy fix for anything. Mistakes happen, but you can always bounce back,\u201d Sisk explained. \u201cWhether it\u2019s a tough assignment or a bad attitude, you reset, you try again. Everything is fixable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every day, she teaches her students the importance of perseverance and kindness and intertwines those values into everything they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She tells them that even a simple \u201cthank you\u201d can take them far. It could open doors of opportunity, help them build relationships, and create waves of kindness in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sisk\u2019s cheerful spirit and optimism make her classroom feel safe. Students leave her class feeling encouraged to be curious, fail, and learn from it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sisk traces her love for teaching back to her own school days. She fondly remembers her high school teacher, Ms. Alsup, who made history come alive through storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cShe was wonderful. In college, I had professors who didn\u2019t use projectors or pictures. They just told stories, and I could wrap my head around them. I loved listening to the stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n That love for stories propelled Sisk toward a career in history and education, and she\u2019s been telling stories ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like history itself, her lessons are full of humanity, grace, and second chances. A great teacher can influence far more than a student\u2019s education, and even after her students have moved on to the next grade level, they carry her lessons with them. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" IN A liberal arts classroom at Tullahoma High School, Amy Sisk stands at the front, animatedly telling stories of monarchs, revolutions, and lessons from history. She recites facts while bringing the past to life, layering it with drama, heart, and humor. After 20 years of teaching, Sisk has learned that history is bigger than dates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":23864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/tullahoma\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/04\/Story-1-photo1-1-4-1024x683.jpg\")