tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post1744086734498143457..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Why having a medievalist father won't necessarily assist you in your social studies homeworkCord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-67740042835520693492009-09-23T14:52:24.934-04:002009-09-23T14:52:24.934-04:00This post made my day.
Shouldn't all career c...This post made my day.<br /><br />Shouldn't all career choices be weighed according to usefulness in K-12 class projects?<br /><br />My parents had the foresight to be architects. Extremely useful when 50% of all K-12 projects involve dioramas, models, drawings, and posters. Ziggurat made out of Legos? Check. Cross-sectional model of a Roman city house? Check. Book report cover illustration? Check.Calder Stembelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200772151091414026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-43610550163159500952009-09-23T12:19:08.066-04:002009-09-23T12:19:08.066-04:00Last year, when my son's 6th grade class was g...Last year, when my son's 6th grade class was getting a unit on Greek mythology, I tried to transform some empty drive time with my guy into a discussion of Greek myth. No sooner had the phrase left my lips than my son cut me off, telling me very firmly: "If you mention 'Greek myth' again I will stab my eyes out right here in the car." I stopped,of course. And, to this day, I'm really grateful to be alive.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267907649652160741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-56638658269363465852009-09-23T11:09:48.057-04:002009-09-23T11:09:48.057-04:00This post resonates with me. My father is a mechan...This post resonates with me. My father is a mechanical engineer and was a prof. of engineering for fifteen years in Romania. <br /><br />Asking him for help with my high school physics homework was the worst. He basically told me the textbook and what the teacher told me was wrong. Now, he may well have been right (after all, he made satellites go into space using the math, whereas my physics teacher barely managed to communicate with us), but it did not help me do the problem sets <i>one bit</i>. <br /><br />Anyway, he made up for it when I was in grad school and occasionally wondering if I should take on some time-consuming activity or if I should focus on my dissertation.ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105686105741162480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-41347165373244813402009-09-23T11:05:21.581-04:002009-09-23T11:05:21.581-04:00Sadly, Beth, it don't always work like that. M...Sadly, Beth, it don't always work like that. My own son (when he was about 12) was out-voted by the entire class (including its teacher) when he tried to argue that the Romans came before the Vikings. And this at a school in the city of York.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-73743165087490045462009-09-23T09:50:43.218-04:002009-09-23T09:50:43.218-04:00You know, if you could get him on board with you, ...You know, if you could get him on board with you, you might be able to mess with his teacher's head and induce a nervous breakdown. I mean, imagine having a kid challenge a quiz based on what his dad - and internationally known scholar on the subject - says is true. It could be all kinds of fun.<br /><br />Also, if he hasn't read Calvin and Hobbes yet, he clearly needs to. It might help him cope!Beth Humannoreply@blogger.com