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fandomhigh2013-09-03 08:30 am
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History: An Exploration of Overlooked Historical Events ; Tuesday ; Period 3
First day of class and Riley had overslept. Not bad enough to be late but bad enough that he'd stumbled into the classroom with his laptop shoved hastily in his bag, his tie askew (don't ask why he was wearing a tie, he thought it was mandatory for teaching) and his hair standing on end. He had about five minutes to style his hair with his hands before students started arriving.
And then there were students in front of him and Riley was staring owlishly. Right, he had to talk. He was in charge here. Not Ben. Not Abigail. Not Ian.
"Uh, hey there," he said carefully. "I'm Riley Poole and looks like I'm gonna be your teacher for this class. I'm pretty new here so I'd appreciate any laughing at me be done when I'm not paying attention. I have a fragile ego."
Not really.
"Anyway, if you're here, you apparently want to learn about historical events that tend to get overlooked or overshadowed by other things such as limited information being available about the event, other situations made to be more important and thus focused on or people just being bored and not caring about the event. So, that's what we'll cover today. But, I know it's the first class so we won't get too deep into things yet."
Even if he wanted to. Hey, he loved history too. He just didn't want to marry it like Ben did. "We'll start easy. Sybil Ludington is sometimes called the female Paul Revere. She was sixteen years old when she rode over forty miles through rough terrain on her horse, Star, to alert the American colonial forces that the British were coming. She was that young and that fearless and yet, history doesn't remember her. They remember Paul Revere even though Sybil Ludington rode further than him and was younger than him. But, history remembers Revere, which is unfortunate. So, for introductions, let me know your name and how you'd make sure history doesn't forget you over some other person."
Riley leaned against his desk and nodded at a student to go first.
And then there were students in front of him and Riley was staring owlishly. Right, he had to talk. He was in charge here. Not Ben. Not Abigail. Not Ian.
"Uh, hey there," he said carefully. "I'm Riley Poole and looks like I'm gonna be your teacher for this class. I'm pretty new here so I'd appreciate any laughing at me be done when I'm not paying attention. I have a fragile ego."
Not really.
"Anyway, if you're here, you apparently want to learn about historical events that tend to get overlooked or overshadowed by other things such as limited information being available about the event, other situations made to be more important and thus focused on or people just being bored and not caring about the event. So, that's what we'll cover today. But, I know it's the first class so we won't get too deep into things yet."
Even if he wanted to. Hey, he loved history too. He just didn't want to marry it like Ben did. "We'll start easy. Sybil Ludington is sometimes called the female Paul Revere. She was sixteen years old when she rode over forty miles through rough terrain on her horse, Star, to alert the American colonial forces that the British were coming. She was that young and that fearless and yet, history doesn't remember her. They remember Paul Revere even though Sybil Ludington rode further than him and was younger than him. But, history remembers Revere, which is unfortunate. So, for introductions, let me know your name and how you'd make sure history doesn't forget you over some other person."
Riley leaned against his desk and nodded at a student to go first.
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