Question: What was the name of the speech Martin Luther King Jr. Gave at the March on Washington?
Answer: (student yelling) I GIVE A SPEECH!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Review Game
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Schedule
Just found out my schedule for next year. Sadly, I no longer have only one prep (US History II). I'll only have two sections of juniors, and now I will also have three sections of the highest level freshmen.
Fun.
Fun.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Top 10 Places to Built a Fallout Shelter
- as explained by my student's projects
10. Underwater in the Bermuda Triangle
9. On the Moon
8. In a Chuck E Cheese ballpit
7. Under the Bat-Cave
6. In a treehouse
5. Backyard
4. Underwater in the Great Barrier Reef
3. In the middle of a dormant volcano
2. 1,800 miles below the Earth's surface
1. Canada
10 Ten Items to Build a Fallout Shelter out of:
10. Cement
9. Steel
8. Brick
7. Glass
6. Lead
5. Titanium
4. Melted ballpit balls
3. Dinosaur hides
2. Adamantium
1. Kryptonite
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Fallout Shelters
This week we have been learning about the Cold War and the nuclear arms race and all that fun stuff. For a mini-project, my students had to create their own fallout shelters to get in the mindset of a person of the 1950s in a way.
Most students have made their under their houses, or in Canada (because no one would bomb Canada) and a lot made theirs entirely out of glass in the middle of the ocean - so they can look at fish for fun.
One student begins his explanation of his fallout shelter like this:
"Deep in the heart of Chuck E. Cheese, through the depths of the ball pit, there is a door. Under the door there is a ladder to my fallout shelter. It is made out of melted balls from the ball pit because it is easy to obtain. I'd also have a window so I don't look like Edward Cullen."
He goes on to talk about his race-car bed and, "I'd live by myself so that I could get a good start on my one-man band. Also, I don't want to have to resort to cannibalism."
Most students have made their under their houses, or in Canada (because no one would bomb Canada) and a lot made theirs entirely out of glass in the middle of the ocean - so they can look at fish for fun.
One student begins his explanation of his fallout shelter like this:
"Deep in the heart of Chuck E. Cheese, through the depths of the ball pit, there is a door. Under the door there is a ladder to my fallout shelter. It is made out of melted balls from the ball pit because it is easy to obtain. I'd also have a window so I don't look like Edward Cullen."
He goes on to talk about his race-car bed and, "I'd live by myself so that I could get a good start on my one-man band. Also, I don't want to have to resort to cannibalism."
Thursday, March 15, 2012
States
A student runs up to me today; "Quick, how many states are there? 51 right? Because James swears there are 52. How ridiculous is that!?"
Iwo Jima
Today we were learning about the Battle of Iwo Jima. On the slide projected on the board, I had put the famous picture of the flag raising from the battle. One student right away says, "Wait!? That's what that picture is from? I always thought it was from something else!" When asked where she thought it came from, she refused to say because she said it was stupid.
As class went on a different student, who had been talking to the first student, yells, "Seriously, you thought that picture was from the moon landing!"
Very confusing.
Oh kids.
As class went on a different student, who had been talking to the first student, yells, "Seriously, you thought that picture was from the moon landing!"
Very confusing.
Oh kids.
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