Today, I asked my class to name some West African countries. Several of them thought Ebola was a country. I teach an AP history class. FML
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Welshite 40
That answer is going viral.
nityasomaiya 46
I'm wondering what they thought the disease was....
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EPKSPARTAN 15
I'm praying for you.
TheBelt 19
*sighs* today's youth.
XxFikzlovexX 19
I think the students are in more need of the prayers
shannon.elizabeth 13
they were probably ******* with her. its what AP kids do
mexican_music 13
That's what school is for eh?
lulinator 40
When students are in AP classes, I believe it's kind of expected that they know certain things. It's not up to schools to teach kids everything. Probably why they always make them do current events projects, to get them familiar with looking at newspapers and media.
funsizedliz 16
And I thought I was stupid (x no wait, I am.
mexican_music 13
ohk
Exaspera 55
*facepalm*
ExtremeEncounter 32
*faceplam*
purpleturtle16 20
*fcaeplam*
thatguynamedsky 32
*palmface*
teresa96706 29
pacefalm**
ohSNAPyall 27
*famplace*
Paws_Cat 29
*ɯןɐdǝɔɐɟ*
i_lik_tomaters 21
Flamepac
rydin10 18
fapcelam***
Welshite 40
That answer is going viral.
lnheritance 19
Im thinking they know that, and they're joking around since Ebola originated in West Africa.
JazzHandsFML 28
thanks sir. buzz Killington
Redoxx_fml 22
It sickens me how little they know
imyy 20
OP needs to step up his teaching and find ways to get through with these kids. If all of them knew the right answer, he wouldn't need to be teaching them, right? My point is this reflects far more on the teacher(s) than the students, since this is exactly what OP should've covered already (countries and their cultures - a quick overview) :-/
Flippier999 17
Ebola didn't originate in West Africa, it was first discovered in Zaire in the 70s, which is in Central Africa
Badkarma4u 17
Zaire was MOSTLY in central Africa but extends to the West Coat of Africa. Kinshasa Where Ali fought Foreman is definitely in Western Africa.
Flippier999 17
And Yambuku, the town where it was discovered, was definitively in the central region
GlasgowSneer 13
From my past experiences, AP classes don't have the lesson taught to you. You're expected to go home and self-teach yourself from the textbook. The teacher is really only there to add on to what he/she expects you to already know (based off of what you learned) and to basically just lecture you. You take all the notes and everything by yourself, basically.
KatieKoala 19
I see what you did there!
Jdlove2 20
Rucks rucka ali
ironichalibut 24
"Ebola! Don't touch your friends!"
Nilorak 24
No.
NotPatSajak 11
Maybe those students will get to visit Ebola?
finalyearsofhate 22
I don't necessarily believe they need a death sentence, just some sense knocked into them.
ViviMage 40
No no! Ebolan ambassadors will visit them!
haileyrows 26
And this is why I have no faith in humanity
ZombieVampirez 24
Agreed
MrSassypants 34
A long comment may not be necessary, but I always get upset when people say stuff like this. If both of your faiths in humanity can be taken away by something so menial then you didn't have much faith in humanity in the first place. Seriously. It says several classmates thought that. Several is defined as "more than two, but not many." I bet most of the students in the class knew that Ebola wasn't a country. Also, just because some kids thought Ebola was a country doesn't even mean anything. Who hasn't thought a stupid mistake like that? A good example would be any episode of Jeopardy or any game show where a contestant was owning shit and then messed up on a question so obvious.
EvilTurtle 35
#35, that long comment was totally necessary. I hate when people comment about them having no faith in humanity.
Badkarma4u 17
Because a few 12 year olds couldbt name west African countries? I doubt many adults could name any. How many adults can name the country that contains the Ebola river the disease was named after?
mellizaval 9
Pretty sure 12 year olds still can't take AP History
AlaskanChild 10
AP classes are usually for sophomores and higher, not 12 year olds Edit: 88 beat me to it by a long time
nityasomaiya 46
I'm wondering what they thought the disease was....
VeganVampyre 27
Well obviously the disease was named after the country. What else?
Kielnmsoftly 26
Poverty and starvation obviously.
Roskie 16
It is indeed named after a geographical location in Africa (the Ebola river). Not sure if that makes it much better.
Rocket___Candy 24
Lord only knows
Hoopachi 19
"OMG YOU GOT THE DJIBOUTI VIRUS!"
monsieur_sammy 7
Nigeria.
Jak0p 25
Maybe take your pupils and do a class trip to Ebola?
imapartypooper 15
There is an Ebola River. That's what it's named after.
Jak0p 25
sounds spooky :S
jkp1291 25
This is our future.