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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