He dresses up history and his students like the fit

This high school teacher uses a wonderful way to teach world history. I am sure his students learn about the world and are much more tolerant of people from different parts of it. - - Donna Poisl

By Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times

The students in Chuck Olynyk's world history class will learn about the Hundred Years' War by helping him dress for it.

It's not unusual for their teacher to bound around his room at Roosevelt High School — or the "O-zone," as it's known — wearing armor made of aluminum or a puffy tunic as he takes his students on a journey through history.

But even for Olynyk, this day is a little different. For one, he tells his students not to bother taking notes. None of this lesson will show up on a test — it's "enrichment," he says. He wants to show them that the uniform of a knight isn't what they see in the movies: easy to maneuver or even remotely comfortable. It's hot, it's heavy, it's stinky, and it makes whoever is wearing it walk with the stiff-jointed gait of RoboCop.
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