I was a TA in grad school for history and I also tutored freshmen in history, government, and literature. I have two amazing stories from that time that apply. The first was a student that was failing American History survey. She did not know what World War 2 was or when it was or even where it occurred. Trying to help her memory, I said well what about the Holocaust. She gave me a blank look and I said you know Hitler, the Jews, etc. Her only reply was "What's a Jew?" She was an education major. The second was a student who was having trouble finding things in his text so I showed him the index. He said, "Wow wouldn't it be great if other books had one of these." A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>