Me: Ok, what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
6th grade student: *blank stare*
Me: Remember the 4th of July? So, July 4th, Seventeen...
6th grade student: *blank stare*
Me: July 4th, Seventeen Seventy...
6th grade student: *blank stare*
Me: ...1776...?
6th grade student: *blank stare*
Me: ...1776. Haven't you talked about that in school?
6th grade student: No.
T-Jeff considers just scrapping the whole thing, since, WHO'S EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER IT, ANYWAY?!?
1 comment:
Muhahahahahaha. Love that you're blogging again, even if it made me a little angsty and glad I'm teaching Korean kids and not American ones.
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