What do you remember from your American History classes in high school? (anything at all, I taught American History)

[Midnight Writer]

9. I remember most of it. Had a very colorful teacher, one that would not pass muster today.

He would dress up in costumes, do impressions of the people we were learning about, and was very passionate about the material, racing around the classroom and getting students to interact with the material.

He was also generous with his time, and would set up after-school sessions for interested students, including bullet-point reviews of pertinent material before tests.

Unfortunately, his costumes included a Nazi military uniform, and he would put on a mustache and perform a rousing Hitler speech, encouraging the students to stand and give a Nazi salute and shout "Hiel!" And he would wear a feathery Indian head dress and do an impression of Indians that would be considered racist today.

As far as I know, none of his students were inspired to become Nazis because of this, but I can imagine the reaction if he was teaching today.