Posted by: Ed Darrell | March 31, 2010

Here’s a good place for your comment

Mr. Darrell’s classes are required to post a comment somewhere at this blog, by April 10, 2010 — to provide proof of a visit.

If you don’t have any other comments, make your comment here.

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  1. Uum… Hi! I don’t know what to write! Oh!! I have a question…how can i help my friend who is taking social studies exit level taks…but she only has the last 6 weeks in us history class…and she only have1year in U.S!!???? Help!!!! Haha!!! Thanks Mr. Darrel!! X3!!

    By: Shelsey urueta on April 9, 2010
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  2. 1. Have your friend ask her teacher for the publication Mastering the Grade 11 TAKS Social Studies Assessment (send your friend to me if her teacher doesn’t have it).

    2. Tell your friend to go to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website and take the practice, on-line social studies TAKS.

    3. Tell your friend it might be a good idea to pick up the Barron’s Guide to Texas Exit Level TAKS (or whatever they call that publication) for about $20.00, and read it.

    Take all the practice exams you can. Do it now, so you can fix problems before the exam.

    By: Ed Darrell on April 9, 2010
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  3. mr.darrell this website is pretty cool… ill be back on it a lot… i will surly help with knowing more about what we are talking about in class..
    –Arryel.S. 3rd period

    By: Arryel on April 11, 2010
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  4. Mr. Darell i think they did go to the moon it was a ” step for man kind” come on you can’t arguee with that.

    By: Diana Flores on April 12, 2010
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  5. Hi!! Mr.Darrel i want to know why in can’t write HEIL HITLER! I HATE THE FUHRER!!! ????

    By: Shelsey urueta on April 12, 2010
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  6. We discussed this briefly Friday afternoon. As I understand it, another teacher asked that you not make such a statement.

    The most obvious reason is that it’s rather offensive, especially when not analyzed. “Heil Hitler” was the equivalent of our “Hail to the Chief” plus the “Pledge of Allegiance” plus oath to military or civil service, to Adolf Hitler, one of history’s truly bad guys. It’s a “hello” used today by NeoNazis, Aryan Nation and white supremacist groups around the world — more bad guys.

    The teacher is probably asking that you not be offensive.

    Adding “I hate the Fuhrer” makes the statement ironic, if “Fuhrer” refers to Hitler. Most people would assume it does. However, in German, “fuhrer” means simply “leader.” To whom does the phrase refer? Hitler? Obama? Principal Gomez? A lack of clarity may increase the chances that the hail would be misinterpreted. You and I did not discuss what you meant by the phrase.

    You asked about free speech rights. Students have limited free speech rights, as indeed we all do. Employers may insist that their employees avoid any political speech, not only speech favoring a position or candidate, but even speech that even-handedly discusses an issue.

    Students have free speech rights in a public forum. Classrooms are not public fora. Generally, neither are hallways or other parts of a high school campus.

    So students may be asked to rein in speech, even without explanation.

    Now I have a question for you: What was your intent with the hail to Hitler? Why do you think it should be protected speech?

    When I get some more time, I may post some links to first amendment explanations for you here . . .

    Well, here, from the U of Missouri-Kansas City Law School.

    And here, a longer explanation from the ACLU, which you should note suggests that I err in saying you lose some free speech rights. Why do I say that, when the ACLU disagrees?

    By: Ed Darrell on April 12, 2010
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    • Hi MR.DARRELL!!!! I COMMENTED ur page!!….. ^_^ I AGREE WITH ALEX ROSALES FROM 6TH PERIOD =) ABOUT IF YOU CAN GET MORE INTERESTING VIDEOS ABOUT THE WAR. LIKE ANIMATION MAYNE? CAUSE I LIKE ANIME MAYNE AND MOST VIDEOS ARE INTERESTING WHEN THEY HAVE DRAMA IN THE VIDEO, PEOPLE WOULD LEARN A LOT MORE IF U HAD MORE VIDEOS LIKE SO….. ANIME VIDEOS… ^_^

      AND UR COMMENT ABOUT STUDENTS HAVE LIMITED SPEECH???…. I DONT THINK IT MATTERS IF UR A STUDENT R NT, OPINION IS AN OPNION… WEN A STUDENTS HAVE THEIR OWN WAY OF SAYING SOMETHING JUST LIKE AN ADULT THAT IS ALSO IF THEIR NOT AN ASSININE ABOUT THEYRE CONVERSATION THEY HAS BROUGHT UP…. THATS JUST MY THOUGHT, CAUSE FREEDOM OF SPEECH GOES FOR EVERYBODY ADULT R U STUDENT…. DOES THAT MEAN IF A GRADUATED 5TH GRADER THAT IS SMARTER THAN U R… GIVES U AN OPNION ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK OF MAYBE SOMETHING INPORTANT THEIR GOING TO BE TOLD THAT THIER WRONG BECAUSE THEYRE YOUNGER…. I DONT THINK THATS RIGHT…. ^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^

      OWWWW!!!! AND IM REALLY SRRY ABOUT THE WAY THE CLASS TREATS U… I TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN…. EVEN SOMETIMES WEN U DONT KNOW IT I GT ON MY IPOD SO…. “THAT I CAN BE ABLE TO PAY ATTENTIO TO WHAWT U SAY”…. IT HELPS ME CONSENTRATE ON WAT IM DOING…. ESPEACIALLY WITH A CLASS AS ASSININE OURS… ^_^_^_^ JUST KIDDING…. BT WEN THEY ARE BEING REALLY LOUD…. IM ABLE TO CONSENTRAT ON MY WORK… ^_^

      THANKS MR.DARRELL FOR BEING HERE FOR US… AND ITS STILL COOL THAT YOU GIVE UP UR OWN TIME WEN U CAN BE OUT DOING LAWYER STUFF UR HERE TEACHING US…!!!!! BYE!!!!!!!! GOOD DAY SIR!!!!……. ^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^

      By: Brandi on April 21, 2010
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  7. Hello Mr.Darrell. I found the film on japanese internment rather interesting. I thought it was wrong of them to place the Japanese in those camps when they had not even done anything wrong.

    By: Aries Perez on April 12, 2010
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  8. AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MR.DARRELL!!!! I COMMENTED NOW I GET A 100 RIGHT????? LOL WELL UMMM…. YOU CAN GET MORE INTERESTING VIDEOS ABOUT THE WAR. LIKE ANIMATION MAYNE? WELL SEE YA!
    ALEX ROSALES 6TH PERIOD =)

    By: Alex on April 13, 2010
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  9. michael was here from 5th period class

    By: Michael Angelo on April 15, 2010
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  10. whats up Mr. Drizzle just want to say you been good teaching and stuff you know what i mean

    By: Mark Ayala on April 15, 2010
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  11. VENI VIDI VICI !!!!!!

    By: francisco vasquez on April 15, 2010
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    • hahahaha sure you “conquered” Francisco!

      By: Adrianna Caballero on April 26, 2010
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  12. Whats up Mr Darrel i just took your test and answered 41 out of 55 correct which gave me a scoce of 2245 i think. Anyways ive learned alot from u even if im always on my ipod.lol u seem to know alot about sports i mean history.lol well im expecting an a average for the six weeks since i passed the test. Also thanks for beinbg a nice Teacher to all of us students. See u in class tomarrow take care.

    By: joel gomez on April 15, 2010
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  13. Hi Mr Darrel I dont know what to write. But i got a score of 2367 i got 48 of 55 correct yay i beat my boyfriend. I love u (Joel). Bye Mr Darrel.

    By: Miriam Gomez(garcia) on April 15, 2010
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  14. Hey Mr. Darrel, i would have gone to your website along time ago, i just didnt have time. But now i Have posted a commment.

    By: jonathan morales on April 16, 2010
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  15. Hi Mr. Darrell!!!! i commented! =) i get a 100!!!!

    By: Alex on April 26, 2010
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  16. ummm….. ok now for my smart comment! well Mr. Darrell, today was awwsum how we got to watch looney toons! you should play alot more videos like that! they help alot…

    By: Alex on April 26, 2010
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    • Looney Tunes? No, Merrie Melodies! Don’t confuse the two!

      (How can we keep them separate?)

      Not just any cartoon, though — a young Porky Pig learning U.S. history directly from Uncle Sam. Tough to get more authoritative than that!

      Porky and Sam did better — or at least, they were more accurate — than Bugs Bunny and Christopher Columbus. Another cartoon for another day.

      By: Ed Darrell on April 26, 2010
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  17. Noe Vargas said hi!!!

    By: Alex on April 26, 2010
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  18. okkk, this is my fourth cooment… do I get 4 100’s?

    By: Alex on April 26, 2010
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    • You’ll get better scores if you drop by here more often and discuss what we cover in class, and especially what we read that we don’t get to in class.

      By: Ed Darrell on April 26, 2010
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  19. AHHHH….. HISTORY TAKS TOMMORROW!!!! WHHOOOO….. IM GONNA ACE THAT MOTHA****
    =) DONT YOU JUST LOVE MY CONFIDENCE?? THESE NOTES YOU HAVE ON YOUR WEBSITE ARE PRETTY KICKA$$ THEY HELP ALOT. PS. KICKA$$ THE MOVIE IS NOT REALLY KICKA$$ HHAHAHAHA

    By: Alex on April 29, 2010
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  20. Yes, I do love your confidence, and I’m pretty sure it’s not misplaced in your case, Alex!

    Good luck. Do a good review. Have fun tomorrow. I smell a 2700 or so — you think that’s fair?

    By: Ed Darrell on April 29, 2010
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  21. HMMM… WELL HISTORY TAKS WAS PRETTY EASY. . .

    By: Alex on May 1, 2010
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  22. … i dont know what to put… bad day =(

    By: Alex on May 19, 2010
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  23. Write down that it was a bad day. I regret yours didn’t go well (hey, we’re close to summmer — bad days are relative, aren’t they? Maybe not).

    Bad day? I think of Lyndon Johnson. On August 4, 1964, he got the news from the FBI that they’d found the bodies of three young men murdered in Mississippi for trying to get African Americans to register to vote, casting a pall on his election campaign and efforts to secure civil rights, even after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 earlier in the year. Big crisis.

    But earlier in the day he’d been awakened by news from the Tonkin Gulf where, the reports said, two U.S. Navy ships had been attacked by North Vietnam gunboats. Big crisis.

    One crisis foreign, that would lead to the end of his presidency, one crisis domestic, which demonstrated the need for an ambitious domestic social program. Either one could have driven normal people mad. Johnson had to deal with them both, at the same time.

    My bad days are never that bad.

    By: Ed Darrell on May 20, 2010
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