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YOHABLO

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2. Why not just tell them who Patrick Henry was. They're not going to know. Get rote.

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Fri Oct 6, 2017, 11:54 PM

Oct 2017

At that age their minds are still in development. They're thinking about music. That's all they care about. Well, that and their sexual prowess. The music industry has done a mind trip on them.

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I had a terrible day teaching today. [View all] no_hypocrisy Oct 2017 OP

Who is this guy and why does he have two first names? unblock Oct 2017 #1

Why not just tell them who Patrick Henry was. They're not going to know. Get rote. YOHABLO Oct 2017 #2

Had there been a reading assignment that she didn't bother to read? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #3

Did you teach that in a lesson and it should have been known? BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #4

I hear you, but in my experience that age group seems to wake up in a new world every day. TexasProgresive Oct 2017 #5

I blame the overuse of bullshit projects and the hatred of rote learning NCDem777 Oct 2017 #6

This dinosaur is a CRK7376 Oct 2017 #7

I always liked more lectures NCDem777 Oct 2017 #8