The Boast Post

[LostPrincess13]

Wow, i can't think of a boast that'll hold a candle to any of you guys! My congratulations to everyone!

Hmmm... I made the dean's list during my first semester... I'm a college freshman, you see...

[Virgil]

Wow, i can't think of a boast that'll hold a candle to any of you guys! My congratulations to everyone!

Hmmm... I made the dean's list during my first semester... I'm a college freshman, you see...

What do you mean you can't think of a boast? That's a great boast. Congratulations LostP.

[SleepyWitch]

Great job Sleepy. Does that mean now you're a teacher?

not quite it means I'm now allowed to take teacher training in Bavaria. But I didn't apply for it because I want to go to England.

congrats, kilted

[kiz_paws]

Congrats to all of ye. I'd pat youze on the backs if I could. Instead, may I raise a toast? **to you!**

[Joreads]

Wow, i can't think of a boast that'll hold a candle to any of you guys! My congratulations to everyone!

Hmmm... I made the dean's list during my first semester... I'm a college freshman, you see...

Hey well done.

[Zee.]

I just wrote a killer essay for American history.

Don't be jealous, i know you wish you could have written it for me...

[Virgil]

I just wrote a killer essay for American history.

Don't be jealous, i know you wish you could have written it for me...

Good for you Lima. But why do they teach American history in Austrailia?

[Zee.]

They teach pretty much everything Virgil.
I think that every country should teach history from all over the world.

last year I did chinese history, this year i'm doing American History and Russian History ( area of study is called History Revolutions )

I think it's important that different aspects of history are taught everywhere.

I'm not from Australia, so when I did Aus history years back I was kind of bored.
American history has been my absolute favourite academic interest for a long time.

This year I'm doing History - America, Russia
Lit
English
Legal studies - crim and civil
and International studies - global issues and politics

[Zee.]

I'm actually surprised at that question. Don't they teach other forms of history in America, other than.. American history?

[djy78usa]

Good for you Lima. But why do they teach American history in Austrailia?

The sad thing is, they probably do a better job teaching American history in Australia than they do here. My cousin, a high school senior at the time, once asked me, "who's that guy on the $10 bill." When I told him it was Alexander Hamilton, he asked, "oh, was he like the first president or something?"

[Zee.]

I adore American History, I think it is utterly amazing. Really exciting stuff.

[djy78usa]

I adore American History, I think it is utterly amazing. Really exciting stuff.

If only more Americans felt that way...

[Zee.]

I think that the teaching of the events of WW II should be compulsary in every single school. Apparently it's not, and that makes me pretty damn sad..


I was thinking about why I love books today. And I think one of the main reasons is because of what they teach us about ourselves, about other people, and about the world. Education frees us from the restraints put on us, I think it breaks us out of our own "world" without us needing to take a single physical step.

I'm hijacking the thread, my apologies.

[Zee.]

If only more Americans felt that way...

I think your history is so, so interesting.

[LostPrincess13]

Thanks guys! On the American history thing, it's being taught here in the Philippines, too. Well, it's part of list of subjects in my course, at least. But I don't get to take it until my fourth year, I think. But it's pretty fascinating as far as I'm concerned... I've read and researched quite a bit about it even when I was in grade school... I dreamed of going there someday... On the top of my list is Salem, Massachusettes!