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I started to reply to this thread once, but then stopped.

All I'll say is this: Makeitstop, if you're such the expert in matters pedagogical, put your money where your mouth is: Let's see you teach and put up with the rampant academic bureaucracy in the system today.

It's one thing to be an armchair quarterback, it's another thing to practice what you preach. If you can do better, then quit grousing on an Internet forum and get in the classroom.

I am very passionate about my teaching sir -- I realize that most of my students will not go on to be historians, but at the end of the day, I can say that I at least tried to show them that a knowledge of history is valuable in today's world, as well as knowledge in general. I bring a love of history and the blood, sweat and tears I spent not only on my MA, but also working for the NPS interpreting an Civil War Battle.

Todd