Sunday, May 20, 2012

Today's rant: Exxon-Mobile commercial

Hey y'all, been a while.  Like kinda snuck up and, well, I just haven't had anything really to say.

(Well, except that I have an awesome wife, but that goes without saying.)

But here is what's been bugging me for a few days.  Exxon-Mobile has a commercial out reminding everyone that the US is #17 on an international list of "Best Math and Science scores."  So, E-M is working to gain support for teachers, specifically those in the aforementioned fields.  And I don't like it.

Seventeen out of 200 nations.  That's not bad.  Actually that's really good.  That would be a 91% on a report card.  If I get a student moaning about how "horrible" that score is I would be tempted to laugh at them and say they may not have their priorities straight.

Which I feel is our problem in this nation.  We have great math and science programs.  But our history seems to be lacking.  There are a lot of people (including some politicians) who apparently don't know what type of government the United States has.*    How do we survive as a nation with a voting population that is so inept?  That is why I am going to be a history teacher.  My goal is to be "the most dangerous history teacher in November."  In other words: my (future) US Government students will not the the stereotypical ideological "deer in the headlights" voters.  They won't take any political BS or spin.

So, to bring this rant to a close: when is Exxon-Mobile gonna send funding for the real backbone of US society: history teachers?

* If you think you know what type of government we as a nation has, take the poll over on the right.  I'll post results in two weeks.

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