[rms]

I went to public high school in a Western Pennsylvania suburb (two PA Turnpike stops away from Paul Graham's alma mater, which means our suburban strip wasn't quite as good) and in my best social studies class (US History) we watched an unreasonable amount of full length movies, including Band of Brothers in its entirety. We didn't do a whole lot in the class, but at least he told us that Westerners killed all of the Indians. He told us to just read Howard Zinn if we wanted to learn something.

[Jd]

Define 'best' in the construction 'best social studies class'? Learned the most? Most fun? Coolest teacher?

[rms]

All of the above, but I only have my other high school history/geography classes for comparison.

[Jd]

So... sorry to be a spoilsport but if

(1) The aforementioned class was the one in which you learned the most AND (2) Your teacher told you to read Howard Zinn if you wanted to learn something IMPLYING (2') Your teacher didn't think you were learning anything

Then mustn't we conclude (3) You didn't learn learn anything in your high school social studies classes

?

[rms]

Yes, that would be the logical conclusion.

[Jd]

Just checking ;-)