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- prgmctan, on 03/28/2008, -2/+47Wow, this was surprisingly interesting (and I really don't like history)
- smashingmonkey, on 03/28/2008, -3/+40Thank goodness for the great teachers.
- vroom101, on 03/28/2008, -5/+23I've been excellently DIGGucated!
- andyd2k, on 03/28/2008, -0/+17You guys do realize that he is a actor / comedian right? It probably was some sort of guest speaker not a actual class
- ApolloXLII, on 03/28/2008, -7/+22he's not a teacher. he's an actor/comedian.
- cursim, on 03/28/2008, -0/+14I was at this event. It was filmed in early 2005, and was not an actual class. It was a special HBO taping that you got into if you had opted into a special student list to hear about such events. Still, it was a great time and Mr. Wuhl was an awesome guy, really friendly and personable.
There was another comment on here about the obnoxious people who laughed loudly when he wasn't even making a joke. I completely agree. Lots and lots of pretentious kids at NYU that do things like that. It was annoying during the taping too. - makkaveli19, on 03/28/2008, -4/+18god i wish i had him as a history teacher. i freaking hated history in high school!!
- prgmctan, on 03/28/2008, -2/+15is he teaching?
- ApolloXLII, on 03/28/2008, -2/+14damn... Paul Revere totally *****-blocked (for lack of a better... or funnier term) Israel Bissell.
- roqua, on 03/28/2008, -5/+16Great showmanship to what most people consider to be a dry subject, but he was patronizing ("repeat after me 'as American as apple pie' ...what, are we 6?). As a society, are we only interested in learning history if a half hour class is just silly double-entendre interspersed with 3 minutes of historical anecdotes? Maybe it is just my bias as a historian... history books ftw!
- montiff, on 03/28/2008, -1/+10Really cool. Anymore ?
- gbro, on 03/28/2008, -0/+8*Jack Wagner
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- fraud: "I got *****"
- trouble: "I guess I'm really ***** now"
- dismay: "Oh, ***** it!"
- aggression: "don't ***** with me, buddy!"
- difficulty: "I don't understand this ***** question"
- inquery: "who the ***** was that?"
- dissatisfaction: "I don't like what the ***** is going on here"
- incompetence: "he's a *****-off!"
- dismissal: "why don't you go outside and ***** yourself?"
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***** YOU! - Genady, on 03/28/2008, -0/+8No... I'm sorry... the correct response is: "Publish the legend." Please review this unit.
- Hangly, on 03/28/2008, -1/+8I used to absolutely hate this guy, but I have to admit I'm enjoying this.
- buddamus, on 03/28/2008, -0/+7I gave up watching the history channel after it just became NAZI central, I love watching history programs and there should be more
- smashingmonkey, on 03/28/2008, -0/+7Everybody is a teacher in some respect. He may be an entertainer, but in my life, all of my best teachers were entertaining. Passion about your subject is infectious and entertaining to the students.
- ApolloXLII, on 03/28/2008, -2/+9that's college, btw
- Genady, on 03/28/2008, -0/+6How about this... it wasn't about the content of history, it was about the methods of creating history. In an age where we talk of Faux News and the bias of the media it's a touch refreshing to see that the more things change the more they are the same. My take away isn't anything to do with Yankee Doodle, or flipping the bird. My take-away here is that all sources of information are suspect, even ones that have established credentials. That is the point, not that the French chopped off middle-fingers.
- inactive, on 03/28/2008, -1/+7If thats what it takes for you to learn? yes
- inactive, on 03/28/2008, -6/+12I don't think some of you are old enough to recognize this guy as an (a relatively poor) actor/comedian
- ElbertF, on 03/28/2008, -0/+5There were some pretty hot chicks in the audience.
- agentx216, on 03/28/2008, -0/+5Robert Wuhl is such a nice guy. I wrote him for an autograph and told him how much I loved this series and he sent me this - http://agentx216.blogspot.com/2008/03/autographs-2 ...
- groberts1980, on 03/28/2008, -1/+6Arli$$ for the win.
- DestroyPoseurs, on 03/28/2008, -5/+10Is that the dude from that old show Arless on HBO where he is sports manager?
- GawtMilk, on 03/28/2008, -3/+8Oh come on. I was thinking how great it was that there was a non-political 20+ minute video from Google Video. Why bring up 9/11 as a "Reichstagian Event"? The only thing I didn't like about this video was that they kept cutting to the students. It wasn't about them; why show them?
- kingcam, on 03/28/2008, -2/+7Uh, Aristotle didn't prove that the world was round either, it was Eratosthenes.
- Retry401, on 03/28/2008, -0/+4Most people hate history because all throughout grade school and high school, the majority of history classes are thought by coaches, where you are forced to memorize historical events and dates out of the text book. This of course all changes once you get to college for the most part.
- WebWorker, on 03/28/2008, -0/+4There's an Assume the Position 201 also.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wuhl
- groberts1980, on 03/28/2008, -1/+5I thought it was going to be better after the way it started out. But about halfway through it kind of lost it's substance. Right around the "I ***** you not" material. The stuff about pop culture re-writing history was the most interesting part.
- furly37, on 03/28/2008, -0/+4As Genady said, it is a lesson in critical thinking. Always question history and read between the lines. I had a couple good professors that would talk about some things like he did just to remind you that grade/high school history is dumbed down and cleaned up so as to create a sense of patriotism.
- Genady, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3Well..... do you really think he was teaching history, or the concept of source of authority? Cause you're right, as an example of history instruction it falls down, as an example of showing how even the history books don't relate the truth... priceless.
- WickedEdge, on 03/28/2008, -1/+4Dude seemed like a great teacher. Only part that got annoying was all the people laughing loudly @ when he was NOT making a joke.
- xstevenx, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3exactly what i was thinking
- groberts1980, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3Yes. Makes me miss that show.
- atomicwedgie, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3Of course I know he's an actor but that doesn't make this any less interesting. If they had taught history like this in school, I'd know a hell of a lot more than I actually do.
- gbro, on 03/28/2008, -0/+3And according to that George Carlin bit the word "*****" has Germanic origins.
- gbro, on 03/28/2008, -1/+3Been had a little horsy named Israel Bissell
Just me and my horsy and a quart of beer
Riding across the land, kicking up sand
Sheriff's posse on my tail cause I'm in demand - goodkidyo, on 03/29/2008, -0/+2This guy sounds like Penn Jillette.. and a bit like Seth Rogen too. Fantastic presentation. Perfect execution!
- groberts1980, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2Most history prof's are boring as *****. He went a little far with the grade school repeating stuff, but you have to be that interesting to keep people from falling asleep.
- furly37, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2I think you missed his point, watch the ending again.
- YonicSouth, on 03/29/2008, -0/+2Just like the Bible.
- SaabiMeister, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2Well, I think that what he does works. I find history interesting, but his lecture was ALSO enjoyable on another level. It was rich in other content that I also happen to find interest, and good humor wasn't the only added thing.
- cam0man, on 03/29/2008, -1/+3this would have been great to watch if the audience wasn't a group of sheeple. He's preaching the fact that everyone is gullible enough to believe what you've been spoon fed by teachers, yet, the kids soak up every word he throws at them. The point of the whole thing should have been to get the kids to question his beliefs just as he's questioning the teachings they've been fed. Interesting to watch, but that audience deserves a beating.
- jstowell, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2He really makes you assume the position and then he just makes you take the information.
- sivsta, on 03/28/2008, -1/+3brilliant !
- makkaveli19, on 03/28/2008, -2/+4i know, but as a first year student i have not taken any history classes yet. probably because of me hating it in high school.
- JayA, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2If you didn't know this ***** (forget the trivia I'm talking about the principals) you didn't learn anything from college or high school for that matter.
- PhobosDeimos, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2"The first part of the series debuted in 2006. In this edition Wuhl "Assumes the Position" that History is Pop Culture. He discusses topics such as the real story behind Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, first sentence of the U.S. Constitution being a grammatical "***** up", and how he believes that "star *****" and gay battle cries are as American as apple pie."
"In part two, which debuted in July 2007, Wuhl "Assumes the Position" that History is Based on a True Story. This time he talks about the lack of diversity among our Presidents, how bad leaders are as American as apple pie, and his class play "Real or No Real" determining whether various food icons, such as Chef Boyardee and Aunt Jemima, were real or not."
-Wikipedia (accurate enough for the matter)
i.e. More pop culture than history - alvinrod, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2I think he was giving that as an example of how crazy legends turn into history. At the end of that particular story he asks, "Is that how it really happened?" and then goes on to say, "It doesn't matter. Print the legend." or something to that extent. He could have made that whole story up as far as I know as it's the first time I've ever heard it. A dirty trick, but it gets his point across.
- bizmowacka, on 03/28/2008, -2/+4wish i had some profs like this guy.
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