Totally worth telling the story of how we booed Mike Sherman (who went to UR, by the way) out of Mr. Rogan's social studies class.
During the first week of the school year, Mr. Rogan asked us how most goods were transported across America.
"Cars!" Mr. Rogan: Well, cars and trucks, yes. That's first.
"Airplanes!" Rogan: 4th
"Trains!" Rogan: That's third. Does anyone know what's second?
And so the class is basically silent, with someone shouting out "space shuttles" and someone else offering a different KIND of truck. Nothing. And about twice a week, Mr. Rogan would ask, "Has anyone figured out what's second yet? Anyone?" And no one would answer, and he'd start the class.
One day, in March or so, Mike Sherman comes into the class about two minutes late (the class is already underway) and shouts out "PIPELINES!" before he's even entered the room. And another kid (I want to say Mike Shea except that (a) I can't really remember who it was and (b) I'm not sure I even went to school with a Mike Shea. Frankly, it sounds made up.) stands up and yells at Mike: "Oh my G-d! I can't believe you took credit for that! I was the one who looked it up! I was the one who was going to answer!"
There's a brief silence in the room as everyone turns to the door to see what Mike Sherman has to say for himself. And he's just sort of speechless. And so the class starts booing. Mike tried to say, "I can explain! I can explain!" but the booing only gets louder. We start throwing sheets of crumbled up notebook paper at him.
Mr. Rogan does nothing to stop any of this.
Mike Sherman eventually leaves the room and we all cheer when he does. Mr. Rogan says, "This is a sad, sad day for the First Amendment" and goes on to teach whatever that day's lesson was.
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Date: 2008-11-13 08:54 pm (UTC)During the first week of the school year, Mr. Rogan asked us how most goods were transported across America.
"Cars!"
Mr. Rogan: Well, cars and trucks, yes. That's first.
"Airplanes!"
Rogan: 4th
"Trains!"
Rogan: That's third. Does anyone know what's second?
And so the class is basically silent, with someone shouting out "space shuttles" and someone else offering a different KIND of truck. Nothing. And about twice a week, Mr. Rogan would ask, "Has anyone figured out what's second yet? Anyone?" And no one would answer, and he'd start the class.
One day, in March or so, Mike Sherman comes into the class about two minutes late (the class is already underway) and shouts out "PIPELINES!" before he's even entered the room. And another kid (I want to say Mike Shea except that (a) I can't really remember who it was and (b) I'm not sure I even went to school with a Mike Shea. Frankly, it sounds made up.) stands up and yells at Mike: "Oh my G-d! I can't believe you took credit for that! I was the one who looked it up! I was the one who was going to answer!"
There's a brief silence in the room as everyone turns to the door to see what Mike Sherman has to say for himself. And he's just sort of speechless. And so the class starts booing. Mike tried to say, "I can explain! I can explain!" but the booing only gets louder. We start throwing sheets of crumbled up notebook paper at him.
Mr. Rogan does nothing to stop any of this.
Mike Sherman eventually leaves the room and we all cheer when he does. Mr. Rogan says, "This is a sad, sad day for the First Amendment" and goes on to teach whatever that day's lesson was.