Scott A. Rausch
- Preferred Name:
- Scott Rausch
- Dept:
- Arts, Humanities & Social Sci
- Title:
- FTF - History
- Campus:
- North Seattle College
- Office:
- IB 2430 B
- Mailstop:
- 3NC2312
- Phone:
- 206/934-7013
- Hours:
- E-mail for details
Courses
- Course Title: Us History Ii: The 1800S
- Subject: HIST&
- Catalog #: 147
- Credits: 5
- Class Day: ARR
- Start Time: ARR
- End Time: ARR
- Building: Online (NSONL)
- Room:
- Section: D1
- Class#: 26629
- Course Title: Us History Iii
- Subject: HIST&
- Catalog #: 148
- Credits: 5
- Class Day: MW
- Start Time: 09:00 AM
- End Time: 09:50 AM
- Building: Library Building (NS0LB)
- Room: 1105
- Section: H2
- Class#: 26631
- Course Title: World Civilizations Iii
- Subject: HIST&
- Catalog #: 128
- Credits: 5
- Class Day: ARR
- Start Time: ARR
- End Time: ARR
- Building: Online (NSONL)
- Room:
- Section: D1
- Class#: 26628
- Course Title: World Civilizations I
- Subject: HIST&
- Catalog #: 126
- Credits: 5
- Class Day: ARR
- Start Time: ARR
- End Time: ARR
- Building: Online (NSONL)
- Room:
- Section: D1
- Class#: 11616
Personal Statement
(Photo credit: Ollie Atkins, "Photograph of President Nixon and Elvis Presley," 12/21/1970, ARC 1178, NS-ELVIS, Roll 5364, Frame 18, Nixon Presidential Materials, National Archives, College Park, MD. This is still the most requested photograph in the National Archives collection.)
I teach courses in World History, U.S. History, and Modern East Asia, to name a few. I am a bit of a latecomer to teaching World History, after a wide-ranging journey through U.S. Diplomatic History, modern Latin American History, and French History. This took me from the University of Washington to Nanjing, China, to Longview, Washington, and now back "home" to Seattle. Although I come from a lecture-based tradition of teaching, I have expanded my teaching to include a wide variety of teaching formats, including online versions of many of my on-campus classes, and I am always looking for ways to improve my teaching.
My teaching style is very introvert-friendly. Students who are self-motivated, think independently, and bring their own curiosity tend to enjoy my classes the most. As a student in one of my courses you can expect *none* of the following: small group work, student presentations, extra credit, effort grades, multiple choice tests, True/False tests, busy work, or collective grading. What you *can* expect: writing, analysis of primary sources, and thinking critically about the things you read.
What I love about the field of history is that if you investigate real-life past events deeply enough you will find every kind of story you can find in fiction -- what you may be looking for in fiction you can find in true history. I like to think this means that everyone can find something in the field interesting, enlightening, and enjoyable. I know I enjoy having a job teaching about things I would talk about anyway.
"Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti." -- attributed to Sofia Loren