I'm a Lousy Teacher

There's nothing like grading final exams to make me feel like a failure as a teacher.

The question was about the Pentagon Papers case (a case where the NY Times and Washington Post published a stolen Pentagon report revealing the military's conclusion that the Vietnam War was unwinnable).

The answer: "The Pentagon Papers case was a case about Richard Nixon stealing documents from the Pentagon to get reelected."

Sigh. Sometimes it feels hopeless. And that was from a front row student, not even one of the backbenchers.