Greetings! My name is Mr. Sheblom, and welcome to my updated webpage for the 2025-2026 academic year! While I began teaching here in January 2025, this marks the beginning of my first full year teaching here!
This year, I will be teaching two sections of US History I, which covers the history of the United States from the buildup to the Civil War to the Great Depression (1850 to the mid-1930s, approximately), and three sections of US History II, which picks up where US History I leaves off by covering the history of the United States from World War II to the end of the 20th century (~1939 to 2000).
I have a lot of love and appreciation for history as a whole, and particularly the history of the United States. It is a history of high highs and low lows, and I hope that my enthusiasm for the subject can itself instill some enthusiasm for history in all of you.
You may contact me at any time by emailing me at [email protected]
My grading policy for both US I and US II will be as follows:
- 40% Tests/Major Projects
- 25% Quizzes/Smaller Assessments
- 20% Classwork/Homework (all assigned work should be completeable in class and is only "homework" if it isn't finished by the end of class; I will rarely, if ever, assign homework)
- 15% Class Participation
Don't let that 15% Class Participation number scare you; while I absolutely encourage students to raise their hands and answer questions I ask, ask (relevant) questions of their own, etc., simply showing up to class and completing what I assign in a timely fashion will be good enough for most of my students. Being disruptive, using your phone, falling asleep in class regularly, etc. will negatively impact this portion of your grade.
On the topic of late classwork, my policy for submitting late work is as follows:
- If something is submitted within seven days (including Saturday and Sunday) of its original deadline, you may receive a maximum of 80% of the points that assignment is worth.
- If something is submitted after seven days of its original deadline, you may receive a maximum of 60% of the points that assignment is worth.
- An assignment that is not submitted will be marked as a temporary zero (0%) until it is submitted. If an assignment is not submitted by the end of its assigned Marking Period, that zero becomes permanent.
I strictly follow the Three Rs of Classroom Management. They are as follows:
Respect: Students must be respectful of me and of one-another within the classroom. I will, of course, be respectful of all my students as well. Simple enough.
Responsibility: Students are responsible for writing and submitting their own work. Any plagiarized work, or work completed by using ChatGPT or similar AI tools, will be marked with a zero if plagiarism or AI usage is detected and MHS administration will be notified if it is used to complete a major assignment (Quiz/Test/Project).
Readiness: Students must come to class prepared with all necessary materials, including charged Chromebooks, notebooks, pens/pencils, and any materials I hand out in class. Failure to do so will affect a student's participation grade.