Mr. Nichols teaches “World History from a Biblical Perspective” to The Potter’s School students, North Star Academy students, and tutored students. While this may sound like an ordinary history class, Mr. Nichols makes it anything but ordinary. His unique style of teaching sets him apart. However, while Mr. Nichols’ teaching remains different from many other history teachers’ approaches, another factor comes into play that brings Mr. Nichols from simply “different” to “extraordinary”: since the school year started, Mr. Nichols has taught his class from all over the world.

In September, Mr. Nichols taught from different parts of Spain. By the end of September, Mr. Nichols had stayed in Spain long enough to have a good grasp of the language. He would tell the class different things in History about Spain, making the lecture more interesting because the teacher had experienced the culture first-hand. October brought Mr. Nichols to Ireland, France, Germany, and Israel. For each location he visits, he shares history from that country with his class. Mr. Nichols plans on staying in Israel until January. As he teaches World History to his students, the students will remember what they have learned better because of their teacher's personal experiences.

When Mr. Nichols explained to his class how he traveled all over, he told them he did something called “couch surfing.” On a special website, Mr. Nichols finds a place to stay in every location that he and his family plan to visit. Some of the places he goes do not have very good internet connections, which makes teaching class a challenge. Sometimes Mr. Nichols has to move around with his laptop, trying to find a space with good connection in order for his students to hear him and see the presentation. However, whether he has a good or bad connection, both he and the class adapt in order to teach and learn. Every week, Mr. Nichols brings a story about what has happened in his life to his class. Using these stories to show how God has helped him, Mr. Nichols demonstrates to his students how God has always remained the same throughout history.

People cannot consider “World History from a Biblical Perspective” a normal or ordinary class. Because of Mr. Nichols’ hands-on teaching method, his requirements for papers, and his approach to lecturing over a microphone make this class exceptional. This class has a remarkable teacher who has moved all over and still kept up with teaching his class. Mr. Nichols uses different teaching methods in World History than most teachers, causing students who do not normally enjoy history to become engrossed immediately. Any high-school student can take this class and benefit from it. He or she will end up amazed at all of the things that he or she has learned so effortlessly. “World History from a Biblical Perspective” may seem like a normal class with nothing special or different about it. However, after meeting the teacher, people should become convinced the words “exceptional” and “extraordinary” do not even begin to describe this course.