If you were asked to teach a class of your own subject. What would you teach ?

[debm55]

[pscot]

1. CIVICS

[debm55]

3. Thank you pscot. Much needed.

[LoisB]

9. We certainly need it.

[Karadeniz]

2. Applied metaphysics, which would help students way more than putting

corrupted Christianity into the class.

[debm55]

5. Thank you very much Karadeniz

[electric_blue68]

122. I enjoyed going down "the rabbit hole" in a postive way looking up metaphysics....

I just haven't "looked it up" formaly in a long time, but I lean in that area since I left my Catholicism without becoming a Christian afterwards in my later teens.

Thanks for the "prompt".

[gopiscrap]

4. Sacred Music

I recieved a doctorate in Sacred Music in October if just something I know a ton about, then the Kennedy Assassination

[debm55]

6. Congratulatiions, gopiscrap. and thank you very much.

[GreenWave]

7. Advanced Crow feeding.

Mean Amazon smashed down the forest where the crows lived and the pesky squirrels were stealing treats we left out for them in hopes of keeping the crows alive.

Then construction began and in a matter of minutes a metal pole was affixed to an abandoned satellite dish. Holes were drilled to let the water out. The treats are now 8 feet off the ground.

The crows were distrustful of their human pals. Grackles were munching away. I was very forlorn. Then they blundered. Mamma Crow watched them land on the dish and munch away. Mamma Crow flew away. She came back with her Black Air Force. She barked out orders, one by one they landed at their aerial bistro. And soon they wolfed down all the treats. Now several share the dish at the same time.

Oh and the squirrel is now the forlorn one. It has no launch angle.

[debm55]

10. Thank you Green Wave. How will you apply to a school setting?

[GreenWave]

18. Oh it was one of those 15 minute time killers teachers so often need.

[debm55]

20. Believe I know what you are talking about. I taught for 42 years. mostly El Ed.

[electric_blue68]

124. Crows are cool!

[Walleye]

127. Good job. Crows are very like humans. They're smart and gregarious.

I have heard it’s practically impossible to shoot one because they figure out the range of your gun and stay out of it

[electric_blue68]

133. Woah, oh! I've read about thrm off & on through Google stories...

they're quite smart. Occasionally there'll will be stories about people befriending crows, or visa versa.

[GreenWave]

161. Just don't make friends with them and wear shiny stuff.

They sometimes bring you shiny stuff like bubble gum wrappers, jewelry, etc.

[electric_blue68]

163. I've read that, it's so interesting.

[LoisB]

8. Probably Reading. I wish more children were taught the joy of it.

[debm55]

11. Thank you LoisB. Any special genre of books to read?

[LoisB]

17. Non-fiction: U.S. History, Biography, Philosophy

[debm55]

21. Excellent. Thank you LoisB

[wryter2000]

12. Writing popular fiction

Not “serious” fiction.

[debm55]

15. Thank you very much wryter2000, Sounds interesting.

[wryter2000]

25. I'be had several romances published

Under the name Alice Gaines

[debm55]

28. Oh, Thank you wryter2000,

[rogerashton]

134. One of my students --

I actually do teach in my field, economics -- the student expressed an interest in writing fiction as a vocation. We chatted. I made reference to subplots. She said, "what is that?"

[chicoescuela]

13. I actually had to do this in 1980 to complete my bachelors in Mathematics.

Teaching an upper level class to about a dozen students, all of which were undoubtedly smarter than I was. Longest semester of my life but had super support from my professor. He sat in on every class and assisted me. Thank goodness.

[debm55]

16. Thank you very much chicoescuela. I bet you were glad when you finished the class.

[chicoescuela]

22. 110%. Never used my degree in Math. Got a business degree at the same time.

[debm55]

23. That's great and thank you.

[Solly Mack]

14. Propaganda and Persuasion.

[debm55]

19. Thank you very much Solly Mack. Very much needed today.

[CTyankee]

24. European or American Art history, probably the history of Impressionism since most people love the artists from that

period, specifically Monet but several others, too that people may heard less of.

[debm55]

29. Thank you very much, CTyankee. Art History especially the history of the Impressionist would be great.

[OLDMDDEM]

26. Geometry. I have a high math IQ.

[debm55]

30. Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM,

[electric_blue68]

123. Geometry is the only math I did well in vs....

agebra, trig, calculus.

I'm a visual artist so I think that makes some kind of sense.

And I follow the physical beauty of The Madelbrot Set zooms.

[Historic NY]

27. History (American)

I had to teach several college classes for my masters. Mostly now a lecture here or there.

[debm55]

31. Thank you very much Historic NY. I just taught the little guys.

[electric_blue68]

125. When you have a really good History teacher - it "comes alive"....

I had a really good one in HS.

[multigraincracker]

32. Unbiased Observation for Anthropologists

and hope it carries over to every day life.

[debm55]

33. Thank you very much, multigraincracker. It sounds interesting.

[2naSalit]

34. Either...

Basic civics or the dynamics of ecosystems with regard to keystone species or something like that.

[debm55]

40. thank you very much 2naSalit. Those would be wounderful classes.

[Imalittleteapot]

35. Graphic Design/Art

[debm55]

41. Thank you very much Imalittleteapot. That is wonderful. My first degree was in Art Ed. K-12

[Imalittleteapot]

36. Graphic Design/Art

[Oneear]

37. EPA.gov lead Rules Clean Water, Galvanized Pipe Dipped in Zinc

In my Town of Cape Girardeau, MO, 95% of the community's Water Supply needs to be replaced. Make America Healthy Again, Donald J. Trump. Will you help Us? There is Grant Money in EPA.gov lead

[debm55]

50. Thank you very much, Oneear. Nothing stricks students more then when it happens in their own community.

[Sneederbunk]

38. Common sense and manners.

[Ziggysmom]

39. I work in IT, but love to teach people to knit and crochet.

[debm55]

51. Thank you very much Ziggyamom. It is a wonderful and useful skill to learn. Also relaxing. which our kids need.

[rurallib]

42. The Lies of Religions

and their effects on human culture

[debm55]

54. Thank you ruralib. Very , Very intersting topic. about the effects on human culture.

[Aristus]

43. American History. Real American history.

Not the sanitized ‘slaves were really just guest workers and the Vietnam War was a tragic but noble mistake’ history. But the real thing; warts and all.

I think my enticement to my students would be to tell them up front that I don’t care about that bane of history courses: dates.No need to memorize dates, times, or even places.

When discussing an historical event, I don’t need them to know the date it happened. I want them to understand the event’s contextual place in history, what events led up to and/or caused it, and how it precipitated the events that came after it.

[debm55]

45. You would make an excellent teacher. Real History. Yours is similiar to mine. I would like to teach the real

history of the Native Americans and how they where used and mistreated by our government and also include their culture. No bullshit just the facts of their culture and lives.

[Upthevibe]

44. debm55..........

College and Career Readiness....

I wish this was a required class in all schools. It's required where I sub and the classes are amazing. One of the teachers has incorporated Financial Literacy and it's so amazing that a group of legislators came from Sacramento to observe a couple of years ago...

[debm55]

47. Thank you very.much Upthevibe. That is such an amazing thing that your school does for students.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. Hmmm! (Mulling It Over)

Probably math or music.
I've done enough chemistry & physics in my life!

[debm55]

48. Thank you ProfessorGAC, I think you would be excellent in Music. However, You can combine the two subjects together.

[Mopar151]

49. US history, from an economic and industrial perspective.

Especially including the story of Organized Labor. Few have heard of "The Coalfield Wars", or other massacres / "race riots" used to terrorize American workers.

[debm55]

52. Thank you Mopar, That would be very interesting. I live in a steel mill town and I am familiar with the Homestead Mill

workers and the Pinkertons. But students need to taught the value of Labor Unions. Great topic.

[Unladen Swallow]

53. Tactical medicine, transfers well into everyday life too

[debm55]

55. Thank you very much Unladen Swallow. That would be a great subject for students to learn. Hell. even basic first aid

would be great.

[EarthAbides]

56. How to write a resume

I am the best resume writer in the world!

Then I would teach doodling with alcohol markers for fun, creativity and stress relief.

And lastly, how to make fabric magnetic letters for toddlers to play with on refrigerators!

[debm55]

57. You my friend should start a business. Thank you very much. Resumes are hard to write the right way. I had no idea how

write one and went to a professional writer.

[MiHale]

58. Small parcel Homesteading 101...

Maximize your parcel of 1 acre or less for a more independent and healthy living.

[debm55]

59. Very interesting MiHale. I like the idea. Thank you.Is it like urban farming?

[MiHale]

81. I guess...

I’ve lived in a rural environment all my life.

We, are trying to live on a small parcel and make it efficient enough to thrive off of, still relying on a small town for its benefits. We have grown enough to last a year or more and trying to improve on that.

We’re older and wish we were in out 40’s doing this. So many ideas…so little time.

[debm55]

60. I would teach a class on the Native Peoples in the country. Their cultures, music, dress, homes, food, and native

medicines. I would also include how the US government abused, and lied to them--the real history.

[livetohike]

61. I would teach them about the natural world -

flowers, trees, birds, animals, rocks. How to observe and identify.

[debm55]

62. Thank you very much , livetohike, I would like to take your class.

[livetohike]

65. Thanks Deb !

I’m going to see if I can do some volunteering for interpretive programs at a local park down here (S.Carolina).

[Behind the Aegis]

63. Hmmm...I would teach courses on a variety of topics.

Anti-Semitism would be one I would teach NOW. I have, in the past, taught courses on Queer history, both American and International. I would like to do one on Jewish languages. I would do one on Polari, as it fascinates me.

As a side note, what I wish had been offered: life skills; things like, how to maintain/purchase a car, how to maintain/purchase a home, interviewing skills, wills and the like, and other stuff that one has to muddle along with throughout life.

[debm55]

64. I agree with all your choices, Behind the Aegis. You have tremendous ideas. Have you ever thought of doing an elective

in the schools in your area? You do not have to be certified to teach electives or after school programs.

[catbyte]

66. Procrastination 101

I should have a PhD in it but...I procrastinated.



My motto:

[debm55]

67. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, Thank you catbyte. I like it.

[WhiteTara]

68. critical thinking.

[debm55]

69. Great subject to teach and we need it know. Thank you White Tara.

[WhiteTara]

70. Sadly, it's only here in thought on DU

:frown:

[debm55]

71. Very true. I taught for 42 years. Taught Earth Science to 6th Grade. Got in trouble for saying the the Earth was not

created in 6days. and another time the kids made a diorama of a dinosaur theme with human. OMG it looked like the Flintstones. Mother comes in as I suggested the boy remove the humans. Principal said to let it stay.

[electric_blue68]

128. Uh, oh! What a story!

You'd have done much better in a Liberal leaning school system!

Ah, well....

[debm55]

150. It was a Catholic school

[murielm99]

120. Me too.

I taught it at home to my kids.

[LogDog75]

72. Air Force Professional Military Education

I served in the AF from 1975-2003 and as you progressed through the enlisted ranks you'd be selected, based on rank, to attend an in-residence professional military education course. While in Germany in 1985, I attended the NCO Academy along with about 110 other NCOs. At the end of the course, I and four others were called to the Commandant's office. I knew I wasn't in trouble so I was trying to figure out why I was being called to the "principal"s office." It turned out, our instructors recommend the four of us to join the instructor staff. At the time I had was a bit of a nightmare assignment and I almost jumped at the chance because joining the Academy staff would cancel my assignment and get me out of that assignment. I choose not to accept the offer because I didn't want to "runaway" from my problem and in the long-run it was the correct decision.

So yeah, PME instructor would have been the class I'd like to have had.

[debm55]

73. Thank you very much LogDog75. Would it be like a ROTC?

[LogDog75]

77. No, not like ROTC

The purpose of PME is to prepare NCOs for greater duties and responsibilities commensurate with their rank or upcoming promotion to the next higher rank. PME teaches NCO supervisory and management skills, leadership, communications (oral and written, and public speaking), military history, and drill and ceremony. Think of it as a training program for mid-managers. In a civilian company, there is little training when it comes to teaching supervising and how to manage people and resources. The AF decided decades ago that preparing NCOs through PME was the best way to provide a conduit for a trained NCO corps.

What I found interesting about the NCO Leadership School, NCO Academy, and the Senior NCO Academy was meeting other NCOs from different units and how they supervise/manage their people. In the AF, there are basically two types of personnel; line and support. Line personnel are the ones who are more associated with aircraft and weapon systems and support personnel are those in finance, medical, administrative, etc.. who take care of the line personnel and the rest of the base personnel. How line NCOs supervise their troops versus support NCO is totally different mainly because of the nature of the line and support jobs.

[debm55]

88. Thank you very much LogDog75 for explaining it to me. That was very helpful.

[Grey5]

74. Quilting nt

[debm55]

75. Thank you . Grey 5 and you can Math(geometry) to the teaching of Quilting.

[radical noodle]

76. Pluralism in all its forms

Not because I'm an expert, but because it's so necessary these days.

[debm55]

86. That's for sure . Thank you radical noodle.

[spooky3]

78. Being a Good Servant to Your Cats nt

[debm55]

84. HAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHA. Thank you spooky3

[spooky3]

119. Thank you!

[electric_blue68]

129. One of the funnier cat cartoons....

Person is cooing over a kitten, or a teen cat.... kitten's "thought bubble"...
"Hello, slave"
😄

[leighbythesea2]

79. Textile Design

Includes art/hand work and technical preparation with software.

[debm55]

83. Thank you leghbythesea2. That sounds very interesting.

[electric_blue68]

131. I'm an artist. I once temped (clerical) at a textile company...

as I passed throigh the hallway to go out for lunch, etc I passed a room where an artist was painting was painting a floral design!
I was excited to see that!
If there was/ were more artists - I don't remember.

So I'd drop in from time to time. Pre-computerized.

[leighbythesea2]

189. Lovely!

In college, it was still by hand.
The exact month I graduated apple/Adobe we’re coming into a new lab in the art department.

I love handwork.
& I love technology, so was so excited to learn everything possible there too.

[electric_blue68]

190. Sorry, missed this. Ha, what timing. I love hand work, and tech (not AI stolen). I have a wonderful ....

digital art app for my phone!
And physical art supplies.

What did/do you do artistically?

[leighbythesea2]

191. Started out a painting major

Preferred oils. But as I moved along towards textile design, watercolor is the usual medium. Many florals. Some drawing with pen & ink. I do screen printing sometimes also. Then scan them.

Photoshop is one software. But there are proprietary textile software systems out there like Kaledo and Ned Graphics and Point Carre. They are quite expensive & mostly purchased by large companies, bc of the cost. They are very robust. I learned them once out of college & knew I wanted to work in this field the rest of my career!

[CrispyQ]

80. How to write some cool & useful Word & Excel macros. Some PowerPoint, too. -nt

[debm55]

82. Thank you CrispyQ

[biophile]

85. Epidemiology

My very favorite class in college- and it was on a Saturday morning of all times!

[debm55]

90. Thank you very much biophile

[Laffy Kat]

87. Medical terminology. nt

[debm55]

89. Laffy Kat. I agree very important, When my husband had his Malignant cancer. We search all over the internet for answers

and meanings. Thank you very much

[yellowdogintexas]

184. I would also enjoy teaching that.

I had a very good high school biology teacher who gave us quizzes on the Greek and Latin prefixes used in Medical Terminology. Then in college I had a Bio 101 and an Anatomy & physiology class

I worked in medical insurance for nearly 40 years and all of that was very helpful. ( I also loved it! )

I found I have a great love of biology, especially anatomy and pHysiology.

[Laffy Kat]

188. Me, too!

I've always loved the language of medicine and science. I was a transcriptionist for years, an EMT for a while, and now I work in radiology.

[The Wizard]

91. critical thinking

[debm55]

116. Thank you The Wizard , Much needed skill in this time.

[The Wizard]

126. If I'm not mistaken

the state of Texas wanted to outlaw teaching critical thinking in public schools. If critical thinking was a requirement in public schools people like Trump and his cult would never get near the levers of power. Texas: where the men are men and the sheep are nervous and Abbot is the ringmaster. What political party fosters ignorance and bigotry by appealing to the worst fears and lowest instincts?
I used to teach English to nursing students. One of my classes was on the way punctuation changes the meaning of an expressed thought. The lesson was that if your thoughts are not clearly written a patient could be seriously damaged or worse.

[True Dough]

92. Sarcasm

Or would I?

[debm55]

117. Thank you True Dough. I would take it. I have a background of extreme abuse as a child. So I never developed the skill

thank you for sharing. Love, Debbie

[True Dough]

132. I didnt' know abuse was inflicted on you as a child

and, even acknowledging my warped sense of humor, that is something I would never joke about. But I will say this: you've turned into a wonderful human being despite it.

I hope you have a merry Christmas, deb!

[debm55]

141. Oh no you never joked about it, I have the problem about what is true and what is not. I enjoy the posts here. You have

never joked about my abuse. I would tell you if you did. Merry Christmas TrueDough. Blessings to you and yours. Love, Debbie.

[True Dough]

142. And to you and Rich as well, deb!

It's been a rough year in some respects, but you got through it. Hopefully 2025 brings much better things (despite who will be in the White House).

[debm55]

147. I love that scene. Thank you. Merry Christmas.

[OldBaldy1701E]

93. Common Sense 101.

[debm55]

118. Thank you OldBaldy170I E hahahhahha,

[dem4decades]

94. Introduction to Leisure Studies

[debm55]

115. Thank you dem4decades. Most countries in the world have a 4 day work week. the US needs a 4day work week with pay for

extra day off. Great idea to teach what to do on the extra day off or just some thing constructive on the times you do have off.

[Polly Hennessey]

95. English Lit and Medieval history.

[debm55]

114. Excellent idea Polly Hennessey. Medieval history is cool. Having a faire, making castle from different regions. Crowns,

activities are endless. Even older kids. like to do activities tied into their subjects. I want to be in your class.

[SWBTATTReg]

96. Although my expertise is in IT and all of its numerous offshoots, different languages, etc., it's tying fishing lures

or flies for mostly fishing on top water, or some jigs used for jigging fish underwater, mostly trout.

The topic would be called Fly Tying. Rigging up the flyrod too, would be an undertaking too. So many things to consider, weight of the line, the tip of the line, the amount of weights to us, the length of the flyrod to us (depending upon the stream being fished, the wind, etc.). Lots of things to consider.

[debm55]

113. SWBTATTReg Life is alot to consider but you my friend have it in you. We have talked about fly fishing and I know you

love it. You even posted me a pic of the flies you made. Teaching older kids , you have to be very knowledgeable about what you are doing. And second, as with the K-6 , older kids love working with their hands. They get the reading and wring in other classes. You would offer a lifetime skill that they could make money on or use themselves. If you think about it , start as an after school club. You can do it you are talented.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

97. DIY Self Trepanation for Fun and Enlightenment

That's a joke.

Unfortunately I don't know anything anyone else would want to know.

[debm55]

111. Yes you do. You can't think of if right now, that;s I know you have a least one skill or knowledge you have that a

child would want to have from you. Younger children get a rocking chair and read to them once a week. they will love it. Believe me they will cover you with love, hugs kisses and do I dare say this-snot. But as a former teacher of kids for 42 years they will remember you. Love , debbie. Think about it you have it inside of you.

[Niagara]

98. I have 3 different topics in mind:

Driver's Education. Only 32 states require Driver's Ed. classes for beginners before taking the written and road test. These morons don't know how to read basic road and lane signs, can't drive the posted speed limit specially in school zones, act like driving in a right instead of a privilege and don't know how to maintain a safe distance and act like a bunch of moronic ramrodders. Gee, I wonder why vehicle insurance is so flippin' expensive these days.



American Sign Language. Not everyone is hearing capable. I'm losing my ASL knowledge.



Dating and Relationships. Not necessarily romantic relationships but all relationships. How to communicate, how to handle conflict, how to spot abusive and narcissistic behavior. What's gaslighting? A healthy vs. toxic relationship. Also, touching on mental health and meditation.

[debm55]

109. Excellent choices Niagara. I started driving in PA at my HS. I was given a book about how much to keep between cars.

how much feet to given before using turn signals , difference between yield and merge. etc. PA did away with it. It also lowered the insurance rate if you took Driver's Ed. Now there is none of that. It's like everyone for themselves on the road today. It needs to be brought back to PA. I knew ASL as two of my cousins children are deaf. Great idea. The third sad to say is very needed. Findind a relationship on a website gives you very little room for really knowing the other. I might be a prude. but I do believe in knowing person first hand and even that is no guarantee that one will not be with an abusive partners. Thank you.

[Different Drummer]

99. English Composition.

I'm good at it and it's an important skill.

[debm55]

108. Thank you very much Different Drummer.

[3catwoman3]

100. Appearance, behavior, and care of newborns and young babies.

I like to teach, and my favorite part of my peds NP job was always first time parents, and their new babies.

First time parents are very eager learners because, for the most part, they don't know anything, everything scares them, and they enthusiastically soak up every bit of information you offer.

The worries were generally over simple things and oftener than not, parents were easily reassured.

The earliest visits were typically the most gratifying. It was quite common to go into an exam room and see new parents with tense facial expressions and shoulders up around their ears. After 30 minutes with me, there'd be smiles on faces and relaxed shoulders, and it felt really good to know I had made people feel more comfortable and confident about caring for their babies.

Since retiring, this is the only part of my job that I really miss.

[debm55]

106. And I bet you were were a terrific teacher to the new parents. Thank you for your wonderful post. 3catwoman3.

[yourout]

101. Industrial technology.

[debm55]

104. Thank you very much, yourout.

[Ocelot II]

102. Music history, especially Renaissance and early Baroque.

Tie it in with art history of those periods.

[debm55]

103. Thank you so much, Ocelot II, Music History along with the art history would be great and interesting.

[jmbar2]

105. I periodically teach a career exploration course in high schools and non profits

An important concept in the course is the structure of labor markets.

Different labor market segments have very different entry criteria, career growth paths, and returns on investment to education and training.

Sounds dry as a bone, but it would have kept a lot of folks from taking on so much student debt for careers that would never pay off.

[debm55]

107. Thank you very much for the time and knowledge you give to our young people today. You are great, jmbar2

[Native]

110. critical thinking skills

[debm55]

112. Thank you very much, Native, Many, Many people need that now.

[Hekate]

121. The myth of the Sumerian Goddess Inanna, how she descended to the Underworld, died, & returned

Three days dead in the Underworld.

It’s a powerful and astonishing story, lost with the fall of Babylon, buried in the ruins of libraries written on clay tablets. We (or rather scholars of Greek and Latin until the Renaissance) had access to the myths of the Greeks & Romans in an unbroken line — but this, this story of the Goddess named the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and the Morning Star and Evening Star, was only rediscovered a century ago. Publication of translations followed ever so slowly.

[debm55]

146. Excellent, Hekate. Very interesting. Relates to Christian religion. Mary is know as the Morning Star.

[no_hypocrisy]

130. Three things:

1. Critical thinking
2. Deductive Logic
3. Recognizing Logical Fallacies pretending to be Logic.

[debm55]

145. Excellent choices. no-hypocrisy. And at this time we need it.

[lark]

135. Advanced marijuana and terpene effects class.

Living with an addict in your life would be another I could see myself doing - way more experience in that than I ever thought I'd have.

[debm55]

144. Thank you lark. and I do understand.

[NNadir]

136. Separation chemistry of transuranium actinides and lanthanides.

[debm55]

143. Thank you very much NNadir.

[biophile]

175. Sounds like nuclear medicine

[NNadir]

177. Only one actinide is used in medicinal chemistry to my knowledge...

...actinium itself, the ²²⁵Ac isotope, which is part of the extinct ²⁴⁹Cf decay series, but can be obtained from ²³³U created at Oak Ridge in the somewhat famous 1960's MSRE device. ²³³U decays to ²²⁹Th and then to ²²⁵Ra which in turn decays, via beta emission to ²²⁵Ac, which is isolated for medical purposes and attached to DOTA complexation agents on antibodies designed to attack cancer cells.

It's not a transuranium actinide.

There, now I got to teach some actinide chemistry, so my wish is fulfilled.

[biophile]

179. Glad to be part of fulfilling your wish

One of the suppliers for radionuclides is Lantheus and “lanthanides” reminded me of them. My high school chemistry teacher wanted me to be a chemist but radioisotopes was the closest I got. Back when I started we milked the Molybdenum generators for technetium99m and did the compounding ourselves in the hospitals. But the nuclear pharmacists kicked up a fuss and it eventually moved to the vendor/suppliers.
Thank you for the tutorial- Have a wonderful holiday season!

[k55f5r]

137. Welding.

I was asked, and have been teaching welding to underprivileged adults in the community, with county backup and job services helping placement.

[debm55]

139. Thank you very much, k55f5r, Very great thing you are doing with a skill that will last a lifetime, have a

Merry Christmas to you

[calikid]

138. Ansel Adams' Zone System.....

But, alas it's no longer needed with the invention of the box I'm typing on.....Behind the times i am.

[debm55]

140. thank you very much calikid.

[Wicked Blue]

148. Writing poetry

[debm55]

149. Thank you very much, Wicked Blue. That sounds very interesting.

[CousinIT]

151. CIVICS and US Government (before Trump) n/t

[debm55]

152. Thank you very much CousinIT. So true.

[ShepKat]

153. seed saving

I love it. no dependency on sustenance -
grow your own nutrition, medicine, beauty... so many reasons

[debm55]

155. Thank you very much ShepKat Very good idea.

[mike_c]

154. I taught ecology and entomology for almost thirty years....

So that's the easy answer. Although I've lost some currency since retirement. I'm not good enough at any of my current activities to presume the knowledge to teach others. These days I'm the student, not the professor!

[debm55]

157. Thank you very much for your years of teaching. We are all students and teachers.

[oberle]

156. The history of pipe organs and/or the history of taekwondo.

Both of which I know, with a DMA in organ performance and a 4th degree black belt in taekwondo. I can't figure out a way to combine them though.

[debm55]

159. Thank you oberle. I can't either. Perhaps pick one. Both are great.

[jmowreader]

158. Trapping

Not trapping animals, but a different kind of trapping altogether.

When you print in color on a printing press, all the colors of ink that you use are applied in different places on the press. They're called units. All four to 12 units on the press - if you have more than six, you generally have a mechanism called a perfector between two units so you can print both sides of the sheet in one pass through the press - have to put the ink in exactly the same place on the sheet. We call this registration. Because the press is a mechanical device one or more of the units can drift just slightly out of register, and when this happens you can get little white lines between colored objects on the sheet. This looks terrible. "Slightly out of register" is measured in ten-thousandths of an inch.

To end the problem of little white lines, you make objects just a little bigger than the holes they are going in; this way, when the press goes out of register you don't get little white lines. This is trapping. One way to think of it is to consider a manhole cover: the cover is bigger than the hole so it won't fall in. That's trapping, but printers use ink instead of cast-iron discs.

Trapping is one of the black arts of printing because no two traps are alike. When I was still doing trapping - you don't trap a newspaper because you don't want to take the time to run a trapping routine on it, and you don't have to trap on an HP Indigo digital press because that system automatically adjusts register - I had four big presses and they all needed a different amount of trap. That's not the only thing you have to consider: the kind of paper you use, the kind of ink, the amount of water in your dampening system, the kind of fountain solution concentrate you use and the conductivity of the fountain solution, and even the time of day or the time of year can affect your traps. If you use too much it looks like everything has an outline around it, and if you don't use enough you may as well not have used any. You also need to look at the colors you're trapping: a red object sitting on a yellow background uses a different style of trap (this is a choke - you reduce the size of the hole) than a yellow object on a blue background (this is a spread - you expand the object), and black type on a background uses a completely different style of trap called an overprint where you don't knock the background out from under the type...unless the type is really big and then you do a choke because the background color will change the type color if the background is left under the type.

I think I'd buy a robe and pointy hat to wear to teach this because this is like Hogwarts School of Prepress, Witchcraft and Wizardry. But seriously, I have never seen such crappy traps as I have since people stopped burning plates from film. Absolutely NOTHING is trapped right these days.

[debm55]

160. Thank you very much jmowreader. I can tell from the post that you really loved your job. You are a professional. I took

a class in printmaking years ago in college. Loved it. HS newspapers leave a lot to be desired . Most schools have a career day. It would be nice to go in and speak with the classes. PS the do like propss

[coprolite]

162. Materials Science

Properties of soil, concrete and asphalt for engineers

[debm55]

165. Thank you very much coproloite. Interesting topic.

[Harker]

164. Study Hall.

"Hey... I'm trying to read!"

[debm55]

166. HAHAHHAHHAHA. You are bad. That was was the one job I never wanted one I was teaching. Luckily, never had it.

[Harker]

171. Okay, 20th Century Japanese Film Studies.

[debm55]

172. okay. much better

[Harker]

173. Arigato!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

167. I would try to teach folks how to find a good teacher...

...I'm not it. I'm a terrible teacher. Maybe they should use me as a bad example.

[debm55]

169. Are you a teacher? Why do you consider ourself a terrible teacher? If you are a teacher and are terrible, you should

get out of the profession. Let someone who is good teacher love those kids , teach those kids and help them on their journey in life.

[sakabatou]

168. Self defense

[debm55]

170. Excellent choice. Thank you so much sakabatou.

[sakabatou]

174. Well, I did professionally teach it many, many years ago.

[debm55]

180. Thank you and Merry Christmas, sakabatou.

[pandr32]

176. Easy one for me.

Art! Hopefully, kids.

[debm55]

181. Thank you pandr32. Kids like any type of art. They look forward to the class as it is more free then others. I have a BS

in Art Ed K-12. Also Merry Christmas to you.

[pandr32]

183. That's awesome!

[electric_blue68]

178. Great Question! Maybe beginning crochet, or some type of art.....

Would have think just what type of art.

[debm55]

182. Thank you and Merry Christmas , Kids like any type of art and hands on activities. I combined my other subjects that I

Taught with art projects that went with the subject. Kids loved it . They also learn more with hands on activities.

[electric_blue68]

187. Ah, that is a good idea. You...hmmm...Engaged...

all three learning modes---
Visual, Aural, and Kinetic (Motion)! Which takes care of everyone.

I once read a book (I think it was by a linguist) called "Can't You Feel It My Way". About Knetic learners - the rather misunderstood group.

She explained each, and gave a quiz.
I scored highest on the visual, but also got close to as high with kinetics*.

*Probably why I love making assemblage-like , abstract sculptures (been a looong time), and also unique wire jewelry since my ?late 30's, or early 40's. Still going strong with that! 😄🥰
As well as drawing w physical materials, digitally, and hoping to get back to some painting!

[yellowdogintexas]

185. Medieval and Renaissance History - focus on Europe.

I loved that stuff!

Other possibilities:

Beginning crochet
Cake baking
The aforementioned (upthread) Medical Terminology.

[debm55]

186. All of them are wonderful . Thank you very much yellowdogintexas.