About Me
Hailing from Newtown, CT, I traveled 861 miles to study political science at Northwestern University, just north of Chicago, on my westward path to law school. After graduating June 2006 with a degree in history (much more interesting and boasting better professors than poli sci), I veered 997 miles back east with my sight set on teaching. While teaching kids Honors US Government and US History II at TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, MA, I received my Master of Education degree [Ed.M.] in the Teacher Education Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Backtracking 980 miles to Chicago, I taught World Studies at Farragut Career Academy High School in Little Village two years ago. Now, after hopping 1.5 miles north to Douglas Park, I teach Social Studies at Collins Academy High School in North Lawndale. I created this website for my students, to help them organize their assignments and keep them up-to-date on our classroom’s goings-on. So, cherubs, bookmark this page, check it regularly, comment if you have one, email me [c.rosentel@gmail.com] for any reason, think for yourselves, work for the community, keep critically questioning, argue vigorously, and be excellent to each other.
Mr. Rosentel
very interesting, Mr. Rosentel…..;)
wow =) lolz so thats how it happend well mr.rosentel can u tell me mi grade now o i was wondering if u have da email adreses 4 the other teachers so i can email them and i can now mi current grade so i can work m0re next quarter
Hello Mr. Rosentel
Everyone in Farragut misses you :]
Hopefully everything is going great in your new school.
Wow! 2 weeks ago we [Raul and Roxana] spoke to Mrs Morales and we noticed shes the only freshman teacher we have that’s still here :O
We all wish you didn’t leave but hey at least we can all still K.I.T here lol
Good Luck in anything you do & in your success in life :]
sincerely,
Jessica Ruiz
Happy holidays, Jessica.
It’s good to hear from you, particularly since I think about the Farragut crew often. I miss you guys (feel free to throw in an “aww” here), but have managed to stay in touch with a few cadets. Are you still considering a transfer to another high school? How is ROTC this year? How are Raul and Roxana? How’s US History? Keeping your grades up? Picking up your college search? Too many questions? Of course not.
Best wishes for the new year,
Mr. Rosentel
As I scramble to find something formal to wear to the military ball, I couldn’t help but remember you! How’s it going there Mr. Rosentel?! A surprise visit from you there would probably make a lot of students very happy! Hope your year is going well.
Mrs. Morales
PS the students still miss you!
Hi, Ms. Morales,
It’s great to hear from you. Right now, I’m actually a table away from Victor, Rudy, and the other debaters from Farragut. I’d love to visit one day, but at least I got to see some of my former kids this weekend at the Debate City Championships. My year is going well, but is exhausting. I’ll never forget my Farragut days, particularly that JROTC Military Ball. Take a stroll down memory lane here: http://picasaweb.google.com/c.rosentel/ROTCMilitaryBall#. Keep in touch, and say hi to teachers, Colonel, and my cadets for me.
Mr. Rosentel
Hi Mr. Rosentel. Long time no see…
Hi, Eugenio,
Indeed, it has been a long time. I actually just saw Victor and some of my former cadets this weekend at the debate championships, and I wondered what you are up to. Still on pace to be valedictorian your senior year? How are your classes? Are you involved in any clubs? Collins Academy just finished up its first season of debate, but I also advise a group called the Student Ambassadors, whose mission is to collaborate and create peace between our school and North Lawndale College Prep, with whom we share a building. I still teach World Studies, but I’ve made it more contemporary this year as we study such events as the genocide in Sudan. I recommend the book They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky, one we read for the unit on Sudan. It’s about the Lost Boys of Sudan, who trekked 1,000 miles to escape the Sudanese Civil War that cost their families’ lives. Next month, one Lost Boy – now a man – will visit our school and speak to the students about his experiences. What have you been reading lately? Writing? Any recommendations for me?
Keep in touch, and good luck in your last quarter.
Mr. Rosentel
Hi Mr. Rosentel. Well yes I hope to be it by senior year, I know it will take a lot of work, but I know I can do it. Yeah they told me about the debate the day before they left and just today they filled us in about it, and actually Rudy, Victor and the others have persuaded me to join debate, probably by next year I will, I hope. Well my classes are going great I’ve learned so much and continue to learn even more! Well I’ve joined a team for the JROTC, which is sound and lights and the others have as well, George has become part of staff assistance as well others (Ivan, Pablo, Tania, and Angelica) which I have become good friends with this year. The book sounds good and similar to you we for American Lit. are reading a novel about the Vietnam war and how it affected people in it, its called the Things They Carried by Tim O’ Brien. Wow! You are actually going to met him, that really amazing. Anyways if you want to see more of the work we have done for American Lit. which to me is cool check our blogs, http://ramirezeugenio.blogspot.com/ through here you can find the others’ work as well. Also as a service learning project for us we are searching about the Medal of Honor, and making a book on it, almost all JROTC schools are doing one to see who wins and Chicago will hold a convention this year to present the book to people who have won the medal and Colonel hopes to get at least some of them to come to Farragut to met us and just see Farragut. I am I writing too much? If I am it is because I have so much to say that I need someone to tell it to! Because of that we are now in process of making the book and my team, Zoyla, Fabiola and me were chosen to write the final version of the chronological history of the Medal of Honor and I don’t know, but I think I was chosen to write the first essay that goes in front of the book. Now we are however going to do the essay again, but to win money………..So how is it going there? How are your students?