Move it like Bernie

Shocked my kids today by knowing what the Bernie is.  They have absolutely no concept of how old I am.

Expectations and Expecting Too Much

Uh Oh

"2nd Amendment: The right to keep bears"

Written on our final Bill of Rights quiz for the unit.

I'd like to be invited to the Political Party

Pretty sure that around half of my class think that a "political party" is an actual party/event that occurs. Apparently Daniel Shays attended a few. I hope he had a good time.

Buzz Words

‎"There was a lack of an executive branch so the military led to Shay's Rebeliance"  We have a lot of work to do.

Happy Constitution (and Game) Day!

We the People of East Lansing, in Order to form a more perfect University, establish football, insure domestic tailgating, cheer for our strong defense, promote the general win, and secure the Blessings of Sparty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution. Happy Constitution Day & GO GREEN!  (originally written by Chris Noffze)

First Night of Grading....

Done grading my first assignment - a couple things to clear up tomorrow (1) the French and Indian war was not between the French and the Indians (2) said war did not "costed" England a lot of money and (3) Thomas Jefferson is not usually referred to as "Tom"