American History

Ocelot II

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1. Pretty much nothing. I barely remember being in the class at all.

Sun Oct 29, 2023, 01:31 PM

Oct 2023

I hated high school so much that I've probably repressed a lot of it. I remember choir and art class, which I liked, and my Latin class which I would have enjoyed if I hadn't been sent to the principal's office for laughing at the teacher, who resembled a large chicken. I remember biology because of the smell of formaldehyde-pickled frogs, and chemistry because we could set things on fire and create unpleasant odors. I remember some of the English lit materials, especially the dirty parts of Chaucer. But history? Nada. In one ear and out the other.

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What do you remember from your American History classes in high school? (anything at all, I taught American History) [View all] Stuart G Oct 2023 OP

Pretty much nothing. I barely remember being in the class at all. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #1

... Faux pas Oct 2023 #2

Same here. 1958-1971 Delmette2.0 Oct 2023 #10

We got the attack on the bonus camps from my history teacher. He was a pretty unusual guy. An old brewens Oct 2023 #3

"Things don't just happen!" The Blue Flower Oct 2023 #4

It was pretty much all about white men. Cartoonist Oct 2023 #5

Not much. Memorizing dates that had no meaning Deuxcents Oct 2023 #6

Same here. I have learned so much more about history wnylib Oct 2023 #43

In world History, we learned about different forms of writing. Iris Oct 2023 #7

I learned the generally accepted story and the basic timeline griffi94 Oct 2023 #8

I remember most of it. Had a very colorful teacher, one that would not pass muster today. Midnight Writer Oct 2023 #9

Not much. History Class seemed to be MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #11

"Andrew Jackson killed the BUS [Bank of US]" RobertDevereaux Oct 2023 #12

Watching films snpsmom Oct 2023 #13

I took Humanities for three years. LiberalFighter Oct 2023 #14

I had a incredible US History teacher. bob4460 Oct 2023 #15

So did I! ChazInAz Oct 2023 #19

I only took American history for some reason Bayard Oct 2023 #16

I had a wonderful teacher for American History Freddie Oct 2023 #17

I remember acing the classes by simply reading the assignments. The textbooks were outdated, and FailureToCommunicate Oct 2023 #18

American history with G. Arthur Luther. rsdsharp Oct 2023 #20

I'm drawing a blank... BluesRunTheGame Oct 2023 #21

I only had 9 weeks of history in HS because when I was 16 I quit school and got a job to help support the family. appleannie1 Oct 2023 #22

Listening to Bill Cosby albums REPUguy Oct 2023 #23

"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", also "Ma, Ma, Where's my Pa, Gone to the White House, Ha, Ha, Ha" progree Oct 2023 #24

Mr Rice mike_c Oct 2023 #25

Worst teacher I ever had Joinfortmill Oct 2023 #26

Same here. All I remember is the coach had us draw a cartoon as an assignment. A pretty girl I was MLAA Oct 2023 #27

Lol Joinfortmill Oct 2023 #41

A high school teacher that would say she was from the "glorious State of Virginia" & taught it wasn't "The Civil War" RamblingRose Oct 2023 #28

Rodney Quinn was my 7th grade history teacher. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #29

In public school, it was guido sarduchis 5 minute degree program getagrip_already Oct 2023 #30

Very very lttle. But I took about 6 ot 7 college courses, plus Poli Sci Political Thought bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #31

That white men did everything. Biophilic Oct 2023 #32

I had a fantastic history teacher in 7th mahina Oct 2023 #33

What stands out for me? ....The students and their reaction to things. Stuart G Oct 2023 #38

Yikes! mahina Oct 2023 #42

The teacher. He had a dry sense of humor. Sometimes it came out in the material. keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #34

Not sure sorcrow Oct 2023 #35

Nada. Only a Lou Monte song. What did Washington say when he crossed the Delaware? usonian Oct 2023 #36

My high school history teacher was a WWII combat vet, he had served as a tank driver in Patton's army Chainfire Oct 2023 #37

We were taught by a Greek who challenged my Macedonian knowledge. GreenWave Oct 2023 #39

I loved the course. peacebuzzard Oct 2023 #40

Well actually quite a bit, then again I was in AP American History Historic NY Oct 2023 #44

I already loved U.S. History but I remember I loved the class because Mr. Johnson was a great teacher. ShazamIam Oct 2023 #45

We viewed graphic film of the atomic bomb victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2023 #46

American History was one of my favorite subjects (and was my second ... journalism was my major) ificandream Nov 2023 #47