At least thats what a 3rd grade teacher I was observing said to her students. To be more precise she was positive Washington D.C was a state. I am a student teacher and didnt want to be rude so I politely said in the form of a question "I think Washington D.C is part of Maryland. She conversed with 2 colleagues one of which said D.C isnt a state, but is part of Virginia, the other wasnt sure if it was a state.... God, why am I studying to be a teacher? Are all my colleagues going to be as dumb as them?
2007-11-19 03:44:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
This is what George Bush thought when he ran for president.
2007-11-19 03:52:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Washington, DC is not a state. Surely teachers know better.
Washington DC was created from land donate from Maryland and Virginia during the colonial period.
If Washington DC was a state, then there would be 102 Senators in the US Senate instead of the current 100. The Constitution requires 2 Senators from each State.
And yes, you're correct about the current 'level' of education in the teaching community.
2007-11-19 03:49:41 · answer #2 · answered by jack w 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Wow, you'd think that a teacher knows that there is only 50 states in the United States and Washington D.C. isn't one of them. Lord have mercy on the young children that will run this country.
2007-11-19 03:53:45 · answer #3 · answered by HAGAR!!! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Washington D.C. is NOT 'a part of' ANY state, nor is it a 'state' in it's own right. Washington D.C. is a 'territory' similar to Puerto Rico, but because it is our nation's CAPITOL CITY, it has slightly more 'power' ... and if those teachers think it's a state, they need to do some research. I have a feeling they were taught by people as ignorant as they are ... scary, isn't it?
2007-11-19 03:50:47 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason they did not make it a state is because they didn't want the capital of the country to be involved in the politics of the nation. That sounded like a good idea to me until someone pointed out that it means those people have not representatives in Congress!
By the way, people get horrified by hearing about mistakes like this. They don't realize that teachers are not God. They are imperfect beings and make mistakes. As such, EVEN people who home school their kids make mistakes. They don't get caught publicly. The mistakes they make don't affect as many people but the ones that are get it much more intensely and much longer. At least, even with a really bad teacher, it is hopefully even more than one year.
For me, and maybe for you, the question is how to correct the bad information without hurting the person--or yourself. That's a real skill. Don't be afraid to mistakes; be afraid to not take correction from anyone--even a preschooler--graciously. Good luck in becoming a teacher.
2007-11-19 04:04:00 · answer #5 · answered by Nick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Correct! Washington D.C. is not a state. It doesn't belong any state either. It is a neutral area -- not part of VA or MD.
Geographically, however, you could probably argue either way on the MD and VA issue, but I would lean a little toward Virginia on that one.
2007-11-19 03:54:31 · answer #6 · answered by lindsey_osborne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is almost right. Yes, Virginia and Maryland gave to the land to make the District. However, the federal government gave Virginia's land back when they thought they had more land than they needed. This land is now Arlington,VA. And it was NOT the colonial period. It was after the American Revolution. The US existed at that point and was not a colony anymore.
2007-11-19 03:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by bsxfn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, D.C. isn't a state at all. It's a District. D.C. Stands for the District of Columbia.
2007-11-19 03:47:42 · answer #8 · answered by Curious 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sad but true alot of teachers today do not know the subjects they are suppose to teach and that is becouse ofthe system of education they themselfs recieved...when i went to school we had to do math by hand in our heads...no calculators,we had to write essays by no no word proccessors to corect for us,andwe had to learn american history ,why? becouse its where we live and we should know what events brought our forefathers here....dc is neither a state or part of any other state...it is a district and the capitol of the usa...it was set up that way so as not to have any influence on the other state in elections and other instances that of course before we had 50 states who could vote and think for them selfs..ther has been talk many times of making it a state but that would just confuse everybody....ok so thats my long winded ans ..please forgive my spelling and grammer as you can see a teacher i never could be...but i do enjoy history and felt compelled to give this a shot....thank you...
2007-11-19 03:58:58 · answer #9 · answered by redrockerdrummer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's the District of Columbia, I've always wondered for what state the residents vote......are they allowed to vote for govenor and state reps? Or are they their own little political island representing the whole of the US, without any voting rights?
2007-11-19 03:50:04 · answer #10 · answered by fiofunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that is scary. And they wonder why students in the US can't find different countries that are discussed in the news on a globe / world map.
2007-11-19 03:52:55 · answer #11 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋