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Rami

Rami

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Hey guys,

I had a little fun with this hypothetical, and thought you all might enjoy it. Just please keep it apolitical. My students thought this was a riot.
 
I've always been taught that there is no such thing as a stupid question. This one, however, comes dangerously close to proving that premise not to be true.

LA
 
I didn't realize that Teddy was a Mauser fan. I do know that Winston Churchill was a big fan of the Broomhandle in 7.65mm Mauser and used it effectively early in his career.
 
Rami said:
Hey guys,

I had a little fun with this hypothetical, and thought you all might enjoy it. Just please keep it apolitical. My students thought this was a riot.
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Most of your students probably carry knives and have participated in riots........
 
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luckydog said:
Most of your students probably carry knives and have participated in riots........
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Luckydog,

Not at all. I have them actively involved in learning about local history in their own towns, many participate in local civics, and I had a very good crop of students, and hope to have another excellent group next year. I'm doing my part to mold a group of students who are not intellectually ignorant. Frankly, that comment is a bit of a generalization, wouldn't you say? :frown:

Again, one of the keys to success in teaching is to make learning fun, not dull.
 
In one of my favorite movies, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, the opening scene features our hero Clint being chased across the field by his erstwhile "business partner", who is shooting a broom handle Mauser.
 
Broomhandles, Revolvers and History

I just love the old Broomhandle. They are a hoot to shoot.

While it is not the most ergonomic of pistols, it was one of the first successful sem-autos and even morphed into a full auto "Schnellfeur" pistol in WWII.

Teddy Rosavelt carried a US Navy revolver that had been recovered from the USS Main in Havana Harbor with him in his "Busiest Hour" on Kettle Hill.

I'm pretty sure that he would carry this .45 calibre revolver again if he were to go to a knife fight.
 
Rami said:
Luckydog,

Not at all. I have them actively involved in learning about local history in their own towns, many participate in local civics, and I had a very good crop of students, and hope to have another excellent group next year. I'm doing my part to mold a group of students who are not intellectually ignorant. Frankly, that comment is a bit of a generalization, wouldn't you say? :frown:

Again, one of the keys to success in teaching is to make learning fun, not dull.
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As middle school teacher (history, language arts, health...) for many years, I'm all for the fun stuff..........but knife fighting ?? Do you have a clue ????

Let's make violence the norm.....if video games don't do it, then lets teach it !!!!!
 
luckydog said:
As middle school teacher (history, language arts, health...) for many years, I'm all for the fun stuff..........but knife fighting ?? Do you have a clue ????
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Luckydog,

But that's just it. I work with sophomores and juniors in high school, and by this point they are able to understand and appreciate the premise of a hypothetical situation, and distinguish accordingly. That's also why we have class debates and can discuss unpleasant topics, alternative history, and the merits of different positions, even ones we don't agree with.

I understand we live in a violent world, and I work with my students to find better ways to deal with these situations. However, you have to be able to laugh, and even use an insane premise like this from time to time. Remember, in a lot of ways history is full of dark comedy. If it wasn't for the fact that people died, it can be downright hysterical. It's all on how you look at it.

But I won't be baited into another response, there's no sense torpedoing a good thread.
 
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