Hi;
Although I have read this threadand already replied . I have to make this final comment . Now , some of you will be shocked some will say " I told you so " and some will will sigh in resignation .
I too ,taught students a course in the college level . It was simply how to speak , spell and create a dynamic speaking format . Can you imagine Lawyers and Doctors that didn't know how to do either ?
Anyway when asking some school students at a " A Neighbor Speaks " event at a local school I was asked by a teacher of history Why the Vietnam conflict lasted so long . When I asked her what she meant, her reply could've knocked me to the floor if I hadn't been leaning on the desk .
She calmly answered " Well it started in 1953 didn't it ? " Needless to say I gave her the name of a book in the school's own library and told her to read it .
Now as if that wasn't bad enough . I was asked to close out the day in a assembly in a Q & A session for the students . One of the students , a Senior , asked me what it was like on the front in Gettysberg ! I replied and she then said "That must've been horrible for you ! "
Sha actually thought , Because I am from Little Rock , that I fought in the War Between the States ! Now I look my age , But , C'mon now ! There you have it . T.B.
P.S. When I asked them what happened on Dec , 7 , 1941 Only two students gave the right answer !!!!