Got a hero?
Let me borrow yours.
My English teacher gave me the most 5th grade writing assignment in the history of 5th grade writing assignments. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve had this assigned to me in the 4th/5th grade.
I have to write a poem about ‘my favorite hero.’
I have the same teacher for World History, and before this she told us to use the Christian Bible to ‘debunk’ Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, two of which are technically not religions, but rather a way of life.
My biggest problem with that is that you’re trying to debunk other people’s beliefs that they have held just as long as you have been thumping your grandfather’s leather-bound bible. And you’re using that very bible to do it. IN A HISTORY CLASS.
The worst part is that I can’t report her because it’s a Christian school. I should try…
UPDATE: I did the poem. I put it on Google Docs here.