[78-L] LP-WW1, first president^
Julian Vein
julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Dec 2 00:36:36 PST 2008
Jim Whipkey wrote:
> My fifth grade teacher tried to give me a failing grade on a history test
> because just one of the answers disagreed with her teachings! The
> question was "Who was the first president of the newly formed United
> States" and I correctly answered John Hanson of Maryland, who was indeed
> the first president of the continental congress and George Washington was
> the 8th man to have the title of president in the new democracy. My
> Father intervened with Miss Irene Best (Yep, it really was her name and Dad
> had her for fifth grade more than 30 years earlier) Still remember how
> proud I was of Dad when he showed her the documentation in the teacher's
> own history book and told her to either pass me, fail the rest of the
> class or learn to be really specific when composing questions for her
> tests or he would take it up with the school board.
> Even at the age of 10, I insisted on specificity.
> Jim Whipkey
>
> _______________________________________________
Related question: Who was the first Prime Minister in Britain?
Julian Vein
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