[Jesica de la O]

Hello All,

My name is Jesica de la O and I was born and raised in Eugene Oregon and I graduated from the University of Oregon with both my BA and M.E.d. I left Eugene to live and teach at a small international school in Seoul, South Korea when I was 25 years old and I've been living and teaching at international schools in East Asia for more than a decade now. Being Mexican-American, I was primarily interested in American and Latin American history as a undergraduate and graduate student but upon moving to Asia I realized how little I knew about both Asian history and culture and I’ve been actively learning as much as I can (and as much as I have time for as a full time teacher, mother and wife). I’m excited to be taking this course and to incorporate what I learn into my curriculum. 

 

At my current international school I teach 8th Grade World History and Model United Nations. I teach a unit on Ancient China that focuses on the 1st and 2nd Imperial Dynasties: The Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. During these units there is an emphasis on three ancient philosophies that helped shape Chinese and East Asian political and philosophical culture: Legalism, Doaism and Confucianism. The influence of Confucianism on Eastern society is particular import to my class as 99% of the students I teach are ethnically Korean, Chinese or Japanese although they are all fluent English speakers and have spent most of their lives in Western countries or attending schools that teach exclusively in the English language. I have more knowledge and experience teaching about Ancient China compared with Korea or Japan and I would like to learn more (and teach more) about ancient Korea and Japan. Due to the time difference between the West Coast and Seoul I will be teaching during the zoom discussions and I’m disappointed I’m unable to join them. Thanks and I look forward to getting started with this course.

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