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20. 8th grade history

Sun Feb 18, 2024, 02:59 PM

Feb 2024

Taught by my neighbor a WWll vet. . He was passionate about the subject and had lived some of it. His ending was sad but he made an impression on me.

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What was your Favorite class in Jr or HS school? We had the disliked, now let;s do the class you couldn't wait to [View all] debm55 Feb 2024 OP

Math, particularly geometry. cloudbase Feb 2024 #1

Geometry was good too as was Drafting. debm55 Feb 2024 #3

Ditto math - of any kind, arkielib Feb 2024 #58

Geometry for me too IbogaProject Feb 2024 #66

Ditto on math but probably algebra 2 the best. lostnfound Feb 2024 #67

Another vote for math, and particularly geometry WestMichRad Feb 2024 #93

Geometry and Algebra 2 for me. TY WestMichRad. debm55 Feb 2024 #97

Modern Dance snpsmom Feb 2024 #2

TY snpsmom. Went to a large school were there tons of electives but not Modern Dance I took it my first year of debm55 Feb 2024 #8

I liked Spanish. lpbk2713 Feb 2024 #4

Thank you lpbk2713, I wonder if the teacher helped your class so special. debm55 Feb 2024 #9

Drama Siwsan Feb 2024 #5

Siwsan, Yes and good for you!!!! We had Drama and Creative Drama, but I was to backward to take. debm55 Feb 2024 #12

History, particularly American History Sanity Claws Feb 2024 #6

Thank you Sanity Claws. I had an excellent American History teacher and he taught us all sides of an issue. Loved him debm55 Feb 2024 #14

Music Theory Onthefly Feb 2024 #7

Thank you, Onthefly. Some classes are so darn interesting and fun. It sounds like you class was. debm55 Feb 2024 #15

English/American literature 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2024 #10

Thank you 50 Shades of Blue. The love of those subjects brought you a great deal of entertainment and joy. debm55 Feb 2024 #16

Probably German--most took Spanish, so limited class size and we all went by German names. hlthe2b Feb 2024 #11

TY hlthe2b. It sounds like a perfect class to be having and enjoying. , I was in Spanish didn't like the teacher and debm55 Feb 2024 #17

Spanish in high school. We played bridge, the whole period, everyday. rsdsharp Feb 2024 #13

rsdsharp, thank you . Did anyone complain about English? How did you get graded? debm55 Feb 2024 #18

No we didn't complain about English! We weren't stupid. rsdsharp Feb 2024 #29

Honor's Biology. GreenWave Feb 2024 #19

GreenWave.hahahahahahahahahaha I was promoted once in grade school. HATED it. There were two lay teachers in 5th grade debm55 Feb 2024 #24

8th grade history gibraltar72 Feb 2024 #20

Thank you gibraltar72 that must have been very hard on him to do. debm55 Feb 2024 #27

high school history elective on the French Revolution DBoon Feb 2024 #21

Wow, that sounds great DBoon, Were you in a consolidated HS (I was) were there were tons of electives or a city school. debm55 Feb 2024 #28

catholic high school DBoon Feb 2024 #46

TY DBoon. Wow very innovative school. debm55 Feb 2024 #48

In high school, Mr.Bill Feb 2024 #22

Thank you Mr.Bill, you had teachers of classes that cared. It has lead to lifelong interests and skills. debm55 Feb 2024 #31

Choir Chipper Chat Feb 2024 #23

Wonderful Chipper Chat! And it gave you a love of music too. I bet. debm55 Feb 2024 #32

calculus, college algebra, and Latin Native Feb 2024 #25

Wonderful, Native. Did you go into the science/Medical field? TY debm55 Feb 2024 #33

ART .......& .......HISTORY IN SUMMER SCHOOL............. Stuart G Feb 2024 #26

Thank you StuartG, I know you love cartoons, Did you ever think of going into that area? debm55 Feb 2024 #39

English Glorfindel Feb 2024 #30

TY Glorfindel, in our school it was called Literature. Then there were off shootsLiterature for Youth, Mythology, debm55 Feb 2024 #35

Photography, Filmmaking, Film History. SeattleVet Feb 2024 #34

Thank you for your terrific post. You must have had some terrific and talented teachers and subjects in your school. My debm55 Feb 2024 #36

French and mythology. lark Feb 2024 #37

TY lark. I took Spanish and mythology. I still like mythology and read it frequently. debm55 Feb 2024 #41

Detention... MiHale Feb 2024 #38

Didn't you school have Study Halls? I liked when I had at the end of the day so I could get all my work done. You are debm55 Feb 2024 #40

American Government maccafan Feb 2024 #42

Thank you maccafan, We had civics in 9th grade. I would have loved to take a class in American History. debm55 Feb 2024 #43

Art and Literature classes for me. BluesRunTheGame Feb 2024 #44

I loved Art and Geometry. Thank you BluesRun TheGame. debm55 Feb 2024 #45

History and Senior Civics Bludogdem Feb 2024 #47

TY, Bludogdem. Your class sounds wonderful. It seemed almost like it was on a college level. debm55 Feb 2024 #72

Theatre arts, art, English Wicked Blue Feb 2024 #49

Very good choices, Wicked Blue. debm55 Feb 2024 #73

Physics with Mr Cunningham, different Mr. C Alpeduez21 Feb 2024 #50

TY Glad you got it together. Alpeduez21 debm55 Feb 2024 #74

Economics Turbineguy Feb 2024 #51

TY Turbineguy, Did you make it a lifetime choice? debm55 Feb 2024 #75

I became an engineer Turbineguy Feb 2024 #95

Good for you. debm55 Feb 2024 #98

Algebra 1 and 2. Lochloosa Feb 2024 #52

Thank you Locloosa for the funny post. Mrs Watson seems like she was an excellent teacher. I disliked Algebra 1 , but debm55 Feb 2024 #76

Civics (which was taught by my high school debate coach) LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #53

TY LetMy PeopleVote. I have to ask ---Did you become a Lawyer? Most of the students in my HS who took debate became debm55 Feb 2024 #77

There were a ton of debaters in law school LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #82

Had Humanities (history) for three years and art LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #54

Drama Mad_Dem_X Feb 2024 #55

Freshman English. SarahD Feb 2024 #56

Literature, taught by Mr. Bonniwell.. Permanut Feb 2024 #57

Madrigal Consort! woodsprite Feb 2024 #59

US History and German happybird Feb 2024 #60

A tie between French and Spanish. Different Drummer Feb 2024 #61

Thank you m Different Drummer, You took two languages? I am glade you had the teachers that cared about their students. debm55 Feb 2024 #108

I took both, but in different years. Different Drummer Feb 2024 #114

TY Different Drummer. You didn't have German? debm55 Feb 2024 #118

Unfortunately, no. n/t Different Drummer Feb 2024 #121

Math, German, and French k8conant Feb 2024 #62

k8contant , TY for bringing up the subjects. They are not easy, You must have loved those subjects and had the right debm55 Feb 2024 #109

In Jr High it was American History with World History in high school. sinkingfeeling Feb 2024 #63

Thank you, sinkingfeeling. I loved teaching World History in Junior High. debm55 Feb 2024 #110

Chorus and Madrigals, entry was by audition only. ms liberty Feb 2024 #64

TY ms. liberty but you still have the memories as your post points out and the love of music. debm55 Feb 2024 #111

Yes, and I practice and sing every day, just not professionally, lol! ms liberty Feb 2024 #116

German. Aristus Feb 2024 #65

Thank you, Aristus. Your post is heartwarming to read and your respect for the teacher touches my heart. Thank you so debm55 Feb 2024 #113

Junior High Kentucky history in 7th grade and Civics in 8th grade. Both required in Kentucky yellowdogintexas Feb 2024 #68

Ty so much for teachers making learning a life long memory of enrichment and knowledge. yellowdogintexas. your post is debm55 Feb 2024 #115

History because those classes Luciferous Feb 2024 #69

Ty Luciferous, They did. and they were more in tune with modern practices and the students they taught. debm55 Feb 2024 #91

Creative Writing. Jeebo Feb 2024 #70

I agree that her standards were way to high. Regardless of grade you enjoyed and kept your poems and writings. That says debm55 Feb 2024 #90

Lunch marked50 Feb 2024 #71

Not at our school. HAHAHAHAHHAHAH. Ty marked50 debm55 Feb 2024 #89

I liked art and choir pretty much. Everything else sucked. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #78

in high school I liked it because of the electives systems. But my favarites were Art , Geometry and Drafting. classes. debm55 Feb 2024 #88

Band! Pinback Feb 2024 #79

Always wanted to learn to play an instrument. When I was in the 6 th grade a government program was set up with free debm55 Feb 2024 #87

French horn is a beautiful instrument. Pinback Feb 2024 #103

Family made fun of me. They knew I was going for a flute and got the French Horn. debm55 Feb 2024 #106

So sorry... Pinback Feb 2024 #120

I did take something a few years ago, I always wanted to take tap dancing , My mother said no to tap, swimming classes, debm55 Feb 2024 #122

In Jr. High, it was woodshop. Xolodno Feb 2024 #80

I wanted to take wood shop, Female students were not permitted. I loved looking at the display they made of their debm55 Feb 2024 #85

Favorite High School "Home Ec." this teacher was kind and wise. Tikki Feb 2024 #81

Thank you , Tikki, I liked General Science in 9th however the teacher didn;t do one single experiment with us. debm55 Feb 2024 #83

There were a few classes that I excelled at. Niagara Feb 2024 #84

Very good list, Niagara. Don't cut yourself short on art. My teacher gave us a minimum amount of instructions and it was debm55 Feb 2024 #86

Physics av8rdave Feb 2024 #92

Mr. Santos' science classes jmowreader Feb 2024 #94

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, That is so funny but sadly so true. At the school I taught at a 6th grade teacher was hired to debm55 Feb 2024 #99

That reminds me of my Odds and Probability teacher happybird Feb 2024 #102

Honestly, I didn't have one. I *really* hated school. malthaussen Feb 2024 #96

TY malthaussen great post. debm55 Feb 2024 #100

Photography bif Feb 2024 #101

I liked history. Chainfire Feb 2024 #104

Ty for the post Chainfire. Mr. Marcus was self medicating. What he did and saw only he knows. But he made history come debm55 Feb 2024 #107

Music, orchestra... IrishAfricanAmerican Feb 2024 #105

Miss Riggle 7th grade English class. She Emile Feb 2024 #112

My favorite dai13sy Feb 2024 #117

TY dai13sy. It's nice to have teachers that care about teaching. debm55 Feb 2024 #119

I liked metals. pansypoo53219 Feb 2024 #123

Math and Physics GoodRaisin Feb 2024 #124

HS: Art, History. JHS: Art, General Science... electric_blue68 Feb 2024 #125

Mrs. Baker's history class. calimary Feb 2024 #126