tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post6111034999812154847..comments2023-09-13T16:56:20.080-04:00Comments on the whining diner and wellfedfred: when the going gets tough the tough go shoppingwellfedfredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-23528067157157732292013-01-07T20:19:33.281-05:002013-01-07T20:19:33.281-05:00un glas you enjoyed it, The Elephant's Child, ...un glas you enjoyed it, The Elephant's Child, and I hope you'll be back.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-77524840105056003222013-01-07T19:45:10.455-05:002013-01-07T19:45:10.455-05:00I followed you home from Pearl's place and lau...I followed you home from Pearl's place and laughed and winced. Scary times ahead...<br />Brilliant post - thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-74811738663428847312011-09-13T16:15:54.761-04:002011-09-13T16:15:54.761-04:00Southern Belle, thank you!
Cris, too funny!, No w...Southern Belle, thank you!<br /><br />Cris, too funny!, No wonder they couldn't find it on MapQuest.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-14783718155733655782011-09-13T15:06:16.339-04:002011-09-13T15:06:16.339-04:00Thanks WFF! I still remember, from years a go, a f...Thanks WFF! I still remember, from years a go, a friend who was in Europe telling some cousins in the US that she was on her way to Lebanon. They asked "Is that in London?"Crishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980326434149977392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-81024974382139447792011-09-13T14:48:47.496-04:002011-09-13T14:48:47.496-04:00OT: Thank you for adding the Reactions section. ...OT: Thank you for adding the Reactions section. I really like that and plan to use it every time I visit your blog. It is a simple means of providing feedback when commentary is not really necessary. Great idea from you again!Southern Belle Ph.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-19546952549634304152011-09-13T01:18:06.102-04:002011-09-13T01:18:06.102-04:00Hi, Closet Crisis! I think part of the "great...Hi, Closet Crisis! I think part of the "great gap" is that history/social studies used to mean a lot of memorizing: lists of names, dates, battles, constitutional provisions... I don't remember exactly when we studied the State of New York, but I do remember it has 62 counties. And each had a county seat, a form of government, a historic site, a population, and a major product or industry (that one maybe not so much any more). Learning by heart has fallen into disfavor in this century. The other cause is the general attitude that "history begins with Me." Only iron self-control has kept me from strangling young colleagues who don't remember when there were no cellphones. Yup, we had to use landlines. Like the pioneers did on the way west.wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-81644813153669912512011-09-13T01:03:02.102-04:002011-09-13T01:03:02.102-04:00Awesome post! I don't know if I "should&q...Awesome post! I don't know if I "should" know about Nathan Hale, but I tried the online "place all 50 states" widget and came up with a fair score. I know when I visited my cousin (who grew up in California) a few years back, I was stunned that she didn't know where her Canadian cousins lived, or that we have a different type of government, or that we don't celebrate our national holiday on the same day (forehead smack for that one). Us Canadians are no pedagogic angels either, I use to tutor and I've come across a few pan-American answers in history papers (as in, our first Prime Minister is John Adams?!?!)Closet Crisishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01901050375126195972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-30132278583802335682011-09-12T23:15:35.535-04:002011-09-12T23:15:35.535-04:00Hi, Egyptomaniac! You must have the patience of a ...Hi, Egyptomaniac! You must have the patience of a saint, or as my little book has it, an "Abyss, like Hildegard von Bingo." The little book also tells us about "Martin Luther Junior," who "achieved fame for his 'If I Had a Hammer' speech." Who has been moulding these young minds before they get to you?wellfedfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118802089389931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049514221380220929.post-56572295255224359992011-09-12T21:25:09.408-04:002011-09-12T21:25:09.408-04:00Har, har. I could probably create a sequel to that...Har, har. I could probably create a sequel to that book. I've saved many an exam throughout my teaching years with sadly laughable essays. My repeated favorites are always that Martin Luther (German monk of the 1500's) fought for African-American civil rights, and that Abraham Lincoln was the first black President. <br /><br />I also give a geography test at the beginning of each semester asking the students to identify as many state possible, and it never fails there is always a state of East Virginia, Pittsburg, Chicago and a land locked California every semester.<br />Did I mention I teach college-age Freshman American History?egyptomaniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192161551189890529noreply@blogger.com