facepalm of the day

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Well, the great state of New York has no problem putting people on horse racing oversight committees who know exactly nothing about the sport, so why do we expect more from Canada? At least all she could do on the board was hand out awards.

For that matter, we're letting billionaires who have never spent a second of their lives teaching in a classroom dictate to us how to fix education.

Which is not to say that I don't have some pretty funny bad teacher anecdotes. When I was working in education at a conservation facility, one of the guys I supervised had to gently tell a third grade teacher that no, crocodiles are not mammals. She argued it with him, too.

oh christ.

my daughters sixth grade teacher would turn to kelly for pronunciations of words...

and it's funny how your brain will hold onto stuff that you don't know is lurking in there, til something pops it out.

a year or two ago, tony and i were watching something about the american revolution era. and up it comes with 'philadelphia harbor'.
i jumped up and yelled 'i knew it!' he's looking at me like i've gone daft.
i said no, see, in fourth grade the teacher had us all write a paper about a location in that era. she calls on me to read my report. i no sooner start reading about philadelphia harbor when she stops me, tells me i'm making it all up, go sit down, you're getting a zero. i was crushed-but you dared not argue with the teacher and they know everything right?
oh, i wish i could find ol ms truax and give her a piece of my mind.