Does this ever REALLY bug you?

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 11-03-2005, 04:06

My worst was a college prof -- government dept. -- teaching her specialty area Latin American politics/history. She consistently downgraded any essay or answer that suggested that what was going on was not the result of American Imperialism.

I once queried her about the influence of the drug cartels on Columbian government (this was in 1985 mind you, and I had just done an extemp cut that day referencing how one of the cartels had tried to buy off the government by offering to pay off the national debt of Columbia -- in cash

) but she set me straight. I was told it was of limited importance to affairs in Columbia.

Soulforged was more knowledgeable about Latin America at age 6 than this bint was after a 25 year career.

**The Stranger** · 11-03-2005, 12:29

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

A fifth grade teacher of mine (actually it was a substitute) thought all the characters in Lord of the Rings were real people. Aragon she thought was a real guy and everything...

Thank god she was a sub, that never tought again...

Come to think of it I think I told her "Don't ever teach again."...

Stranger...are you serious?!? Wow.

My enlglish teacher is REALLY smart actually. She got first place on a nation wide writing essay that would allow her to go to the college of her choice. She had around a 1600 on her SAT. Unfortunetly she married a man who was in the mob, which really wrecked her life. After some odd years she went to the battered womans shelter and was moved to where I live. It's a very sad story. If she would have not married that man, she would not he a teacher right now. She'd be at some high paying job.

She is the nicest teacher I've ever had. To tell you the truth she is not all that unknowledgeable about the Trojan war. She has misplaced Troy and has had a couple facts mixed up, but for the most part she just doesn't know any of the details. Some are harder to tolerate then others, but then again, she is very nice, so it's no big deal...

eh im in the dutch fourth grade, i dunno if thats the same as the usa fourth grade.

And Aragon was a real person...it was that guy from Hidalgo, or am i mixing characters now?

**The Stranger** · 11-03-2005, 12:31

oh the guy from hidalgo was Vigo Mortenson (sp)

(AoM, youre in love with your teacher arent you :P)

**Kraxis** · 11-03-2005, 13:24

Originally Posted by The Stranger

oh the guy from hidalgo was Vigo Mortenson (sp)

(AoM, youre in love with your teacher arent you :P)

Viggo Mortensen.
And I believe the mention for the teacher is that he did believe Aragorn was real, not Viggo (who obviously IS real).

How old are you? I think that would explain any confusion about you school.

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 11-03-2005, 23:19

Originally Posted by Kraxis

How old are you? I think that would explain any confusion about you school.

Yes, that would.

**The Stranger** · 11-04-2005, 10:28

i'm 15 but and im suposed to be in 3rd grade but let me explain

if you become 4 after 1 october you cannot join the schoolyear that started in early september. but most parents just let their child join and then the school makes m redo the schoolyear (for psycological reasons). i on the other hand didnt had to redo the schoolyear but could continue right away. i became 15 on 12 october this year, but im in a class with people that become 16 this year.

So i'm supposed to be in 3rd grade but im in fourth

**Narayanese** · 11-07-2005, 22:00

Originally Posted by Steppe Merc

Yup, happens all the time. My idiot Art History teacher said Parthians were Mespotamians. I put her strait, though.

Hmm, I remember in 7th grade I mentioned the parthians to my history teacher and she seemed never to have heard of them...

But at least hannibal got mentioned in the right war (2nd).

One thing I found strange was my history teacher said (in my 12th year in school) bronze tools were only status things and not used, anyone knows anything about this (feels a bit ludicrous) He seemed credible otherwise (hard to check of course, I that was my last history course

).

**yesdachi** · 11-11-2005, 18:32

My High School (and earlier) history classes and were mostly straight out of the book but my college classes were excellent with many slides and additional text references. The instructor stuttered (some found annoying but not me) so he would talk slowly and concisely allowing me to take excellent notes! I got great grades and learned a lot.

**conon394** · 11-11-2005, 19:02

Narayanese

Hmm, I remember in 7th grade I mentioned the parthians to my history teacher and she seemed never to have heard of them...
But at least hannibal got mentioned in the right war (2nd).

One thing I found strange was my history teacher said (in my 12th year in school) bronze tools were only status things and not used, anyone knows anything about this (feels a bit ludicrous) He seemed credible otherwise (hard to check of course, I that was my last history course

Actually I don’t see the problem that your teacher had not heard of the Parthians. In general I think broad surveys of ancient history at the high school level are doomed to be overly general and not incredibly useful. On the second part I don’t quite get at what you mean when (and where) had the teacher indicated bronze goods were status items (or ceremonial) rather than functional?

**BDC** · 11-11-2005, 19:10

My history GCSE consisted solely of the 20th century, mostly Britain and Germany, but with a bit of Abysinnia, Russia and Vietnam thrown in.

Was pretty dull really. Good teacher though. Only have a class of 8 people was useful.

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 11-11-2005, 21:57

Originally Posted by Narayanese

Hmm, I remember in 7th grade I mentioned the parthians to my history teacher and she seemed never to have heard of them...

My history teacher one year looked puzzled when I mentioned the Hindenberg Line.

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 11-11-2005, 23:32

The whaaa?

**Kraxis** · 11-12-2005, 12:56

Originally Posted by Narayanese

One thing I found strange was my history teacher said (in my 12th year in school) bronze tools were only status things and not used, anyone knows anything about this (feels a bit ludicrous) He seemed credible otherwise (hard to check of course, I that was my last history course

).

Bronze was certainly used... Priot to it there was only copper tools, and they were lousy. Bronze could fairly easily restructure stone and such, while copper would just get blunted and bent. Of course it wouldn't have been used, at least initially, for such things as ploughs or similar farming implements.