Time To Even Out The Constitution

(The year is 1997. We have been learning about the Constitution in my social studies class. The teacher decides to incorporate current events into the lesson.)

Teacher: “Okay, so, can anyone tell me why Madeline Albright can never be president?”

Classmate: “Because she’s a woman?”

Teacher: *look of supreme irritation crosses her face* “Please, please, can SOMEONE give me the right answer?”

Me: “Because she wasn’t born in the United States.”

Teacher: “THANK YOU!” *glares at classmate*

(Two days later, she scrapped her original lesson plans and we watched a video about famous women in history.)

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