While you Wait…
I found this quote from Mark Twain somewhat surprising.
Many public-school children seem to know only two dates—1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don’t know what happened on either occasion.
This is not a jab to public-schoolers really, I know HSrs who probably are in the same boat. But nevertheless, Samuel Langhorn Clements said it himself, he’d probably pull his hair out now.
btw, did you know Mark Twain’s real name? Now you do.
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Great quote. I am sure he would have a big problem with the schools now.
Good quote! I’m sure Mr. Twain would have had much to say about our current “school” system.
I haven’t been commenting, but I’ve really enjoyed your previous posts and I am looking forward to your next post.
I like the quote….
One thing: Why did Clemens change his name to Twain? Samuel Clemens is a much more pleasant name then “Mark Twain”.
Mark Twain was actually his pen name. This is a river term used on the Mississippi in those days to refer to a certain depth or current in the water by the boatsmen. So, for the sake of anonymity, he originally used Mark Twain as his pen name. Needless to say, it stuck.
Yes, I learned about him in my literature course this year. : )