On Donnerstag, Mär 9, 2006, at 08:50 US/Eastern, Eric Gater wrote:

> 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."
>
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