Chapter 1
A Message For Next Year's Sophamores
Michael Smirnoff 1st Period
Mr. Jackson was a relatively new teacher when I had his class. At 24 years old, he had been teaching for two years, and this was his first year at my school. Apparently, he taught middle school for two years before moving up to high school.
He was pretty well- known before he became a teacher, so we weren't sure what to think of him before we met him. He was my first period teacher during my sophomore year, and taught history.
The first day of school, he promised that for the first month, he wouldn't step through the door with tests in his hands. Three weeks in, we see him climbing through the window with 29 test booklets, and the biggest grin I've ever seen.
It was just a pretest, but we hated him for that.
However, his class proved to be pretty awesome. He didn't just teach from the books, he told us stories of first-hand encounters with immortals and monsters.
Personally, I've never seen him yell before; he says yelling will just make people tune you out, and students will just build up an immunity to it if you use it as punishment. In fact, when he's really mad, he goes almost completely silent.
He's pretty chill most of the time. He has a water cooler in his classroom that you're welcome to use if you bring your own container. He'll also let you hang out in his room during lunch, but if you leave trash, it'll end up on your desk the next day. XD
Want my advice? Don't fall asleep during his lesson. Ever. He might slam a textbook onto your desk, or sit right next to your ear and talk as loudly as possible. After Caleb Phantalla had fallen asleep for the fourth time that week, Mr. Jackson reset the wall clock, sat down, quietly sent everyone else outside, and had the last student out slam the door behind him. When Caleb woke up, he thought class had ended. And for goodness' sake, don't turn your work in late, or he will come down on you like the fist of Mars.
With all his weirdness and ticks, he's one of the best teachers I've ever had. You can talk to him about anything. If you stay out of trouble, the year will be easy for you, and rather entertaining. Just don't worry too much. Youll be fine, I promise, :) but get ready for somtthing completely different.
