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Friday, September 21, 2012

America's Future

In the middle of grading my community college students' papers, I read the following excerpt from student's essay aloud to The Boy:

Once the US, as big as we are, starts taking oil from Alaska and other countries...

The Boy just laughed and said:

Perhaps we should educate that student about Seward's Folly.
 
 
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    YES!

    AKA Seward's Icebox. FYI, from your friendly neighborhood History teacher.

    Keep fighting the good fight! Stamp out stupidity one paper at a time.

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  2. Melinda ArnoldSeptember 21, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    *crickets* I don't know what to say.

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  3. ShannahSeptember 22, 2012 at 7:08 AM

    I appreciate the support and camaraderie in this great endless battle.

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