I gave a quiz today. My class made me mad on Monday because they weren’t staying up on current events, which I have repeatedly told them was a requirement for this class. I asked them who Alberto Gonzalez was and I only had two people who had even heard the name. Today, I gave a current events quiz with three questions.

1. What is the name of the public official who resigned on Monday after months of criticism regarding his actions as Attorney General of the United States?

2. To what charges did Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) recently plead guilty, potentially ending his 27 year career?

3. Which country battled wide-spread fires that may have been started by terrorists?

The class averaged an 42%. Only one person got a 3/3, and four people got zeros. What frustrates me most is that seven people didn’t know the answer to the first question after we had talked about it for a while on Monday. None of them were absent, so they don’t have an excuse. Oh well, I can’t force them to stay up on current events. All I can do is make sure they know their grade will suffer if they don’t.