I doubt this will top Elet's story, but it's goofy. Several years ago, while I was teaching American literature to a junior English class, I wanted to connect to their prior knowledge about the Puritans. I asked, "What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims arrived on in the New World?" One girl, who was sure she knew, piped up immediately: "The Titanic!" After we got that little bit of misinformation straightened out, I told the kids that the Pilgrims landed near what is now the city of Boston. The same girl asked, "Boston, California?"
I doubt this will top Elet's story, but it's goofy. Several years ago, while I was teaching American literature to a junior English class, I wanted to connect to their prior knowledge about the Puritans. I asked, "What is the name of the ship the Pilgrims arrived on in the New World?" One girl, who was sure she knew, piped up immediately: "The Titanic!" After we got that little bit of misinformation straightened out, I told the kids that the Pilgrims landed near what is now the city of Boston. The same girl asked, "Boston, California?"
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