![]() We don’t even know how to pronounce it! Some say “Illinoisan” without pronouncing the “s” some say “Illinoisian,” and in that camp no one knows whether to pronounce the “s” or not and no one cares anyway. ![]() From that point on, around the room, everyone took care to note whether they were or were not native to the state.Ĭompare Illinois, my home state. No, he went back in time to explain and lament that he was not a native Vermonter, having lived in the state for only the last 82 years. Perhaps the third person to speak was also the oldest, 84 years of age, and he spoke for several minutes, but his point was not to tell of any of the interesting jobs he had held or experiences he had had. Two dozen people came, and we went around the room introducing ourselves. Shortly after arriving, I went to a potluck dinner at the home of the minister of the Burlington Unitarian Church, hoping to make new friends. Indeed, I probably should have written “Native Vermonter.” One is or is not a native Vermonter, for example. Why do some states develop a joke culture while others don’t?įor that matter, some states develop much stronger state identities than others. Having never seen this T-shirt within the state, I don’t think it’s really a Vermont joke. Embarrassing Questions about “Standardized” Tests.Loewen’s Work on “Standardized” Testing Used by Others.Using Research Information to Help a Sundown Town Overcome Its Past.How to Research and Teach About Sundown Towns.Alphabetical Map of Sundown Towns by State.Using the Sundown Towns Database Menu Toggle.Civil Rights Movement to Modern Times: c.Teaching Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.Native American Issues, Including the Explorers.On the Landscape, In Public History Menu Toggle.Useful Quotations about History and Social Justice.Works Inspired or Influenced by Lies My Teacher Told Me. ![]()
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