My son (who is doing very well in 10th grade at a Jesuit school) has a paper due this Monday on the Boston Massacre. I asked him “what is this paper going to be about?” He said he wasn’t sure, but “probably about how the Boston Massacre increased tensions between the United States and Britain.”
I grappled with the implications of his statement, and then with my parental responsibilities.
“Is that a point that’s even worth making?” I inquired. “It’s kind of obvious, isn’t it?” He said “well, I have to say something about it.” Apparently, merely having a theory is good enough as long as you can take 5 pages of double-spaced text to lay it all out. So with paltry deference to his planned approach, I told him his observations would carry the same weight as the ones made by A. Elk (Miss.).
P.S. If you appreciate these kinds of observations, you might want to read this as well.
That would be “A, for Anne, Elk”, right? Great reference, Ernie. Thanks.
Classic Python reference. I had forgotten that sketch.
You do realize, by the way, just how dangerous your son’s going to be once the Jesuits finish teaching him rhetoric/debate?