Next week is the week for statewide testing in the Texas public school system. Although I teach World History I always spend a few moments in each class the week before the tests to review a bit of U.S. History. One day this week we were discussing the strange duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton which would end up costing Hamilton his life. In the past my students have always found it hard to believe that a sitting Vice President would shoot a sitting Secretary of the Treasury. This year, however, this story didn't phase them. And then I realized why. With Dick Cheney in office they're used to seeing Vice Presidents shooting people.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Some Things Never Change
Next week is the week for statewide testing in the Texas public school system. Although I teach World History I always spend a few moments in each class the week before the tests to review a bit of U.S. History. One day this week we were discussing the strange duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton which would end up costing Hamilton his life. In the past my students have always found it hard to believe that a sitting Vice President would shoot a sitting Secretary of the Treasury. This year, however, this story didn't phase them. And then I realized why. With Dick Cheney in office they're used to seeing Vice Presidents shooting people.
