How do you treat stupid people?

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Dauphin


Which civil war?

It was a US History course.

[Dauphin]

So you taught a class and the majority still didn't know the basics. Not something I would advertise Kid.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Dauphin
So you taught a class and the majority still didn't know the basics. Not something I would advertise Kid.

Well, I did tell them that the Civil War was between the North and the South several times. :sigh:

Anyway, I don't teach anymore. People tend to not listen to me.

[Ecthy]

What was the course about? How old were the students?

We once had a teacher ask in a test what the "trigger of the second world war" was. Everyone (including myself) replied it was the German attack on Poland except 2 people who gave the right answer (fake attack on Gleiwitz radio station). All of us, even those who had it right, were sure she had never pointed it out in class. Those two had it told by their clever parents the night before

[Dauphin]

People tend to not listen to me.

I find that so hard to believe.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Ecthy
What was the course about? How old were the students?

We once had a teacher ask in a test what the "trigger of the second world war" was. Everyone (including myself) replied it was the German attack on Poland except 2 people who gave the right answer (fake attack on Gleiwitz radio station). All of us, even those who had it right, were sure she had never pointed it out in class. Those two had it told by their clever parents the night before

Wrong, the correct answer was 'Bush'.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Ecthy
What was the course about? How old were the students?

It was a US History course, and the unit was the Civil War. It was designed as a 'free point' question. These were high school Juniors (remedial).

[Ecthy]

It was a course around the Civil War and they didn't know which side won it? How long until your being fired?

Dauphin, you must be 'avin a bleedin' larf!

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Ecthy
It was a course around the Civil War and they didn't know which side won it? How long until your being fired?

They didn't even know who participated in it. They didn't even know what a civil war was. I quit that year.

[Ecthy]

Yet they had heard of the country of France before.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Yet they had heard of the country of France before.

Yes.

[Ecthy]

Funny one, don't know their own civil war but they've heard of France.

If you know that war is something that usually involves countries, and that there is a chance France was once in a war that had the US involved in it... wouldn't that indicate a chance of knowing the concept of a Civil War?

Also, this makes me wonder what social background those people were from. I mean, even in really lame TV shows do Civil War reenactments get portrayed. They must have had a bloody *idea*, especially after the course.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Ecthy
Also, this makes me wonder what social background those people were from.

It made me wonder too. Actually I was shocked. I realized at that point that we were all wasting our time there.

[Sava]

You should try wine too if you want to reach senility 17 years later.

he's almost there

[Berzerker]

kinda depends on how they treat me