SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2020
A THOUGHT FROM THE CORNER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH., 2016
KNOW WHAT TODAY IS?
You should know that this day,
November 8th, is "Dunce
Day!"
Very few people know much about
Day!"
Very few people know much about
the "Dunce" except, perhaps, for the image
of a school kid from years ago, sitting in
the corner of a classroom, wearing a
cone-like hat with a point at the top.
The "Dunce" was always pictured
as the troublesome kid in the class
who wasn't especially smart!
Lucky for me the day of the
"Dunce" and the "Dunce Hat" were
already long past when I did my
best to get through school!
In reality, the term "Dunce" comes
from the name of a medieval scholar,
Duns Scotus of Scotland.
He came up with that pointed hat
because he believed knowledge would
flow from the point into the head of
the person wearing it!
Dun's theory didn't work very well
and, over the years, students forced to
wear the caps became known as a
"Dunce" and were usually thought of
as being....well....not very smart.
Hope you don't get sent to the corner....
and that all your NEWS is good!
The "Dunce" was always pictured
as the troublesome kid in the class
who wasn't especially smart!
Lucky for me the day of the
"Dunce" and the "Dunce Hat" were
already long past when I did my
best to get through school!
In reality, the term "Dunce" comes
from the name of a medieval scholar,
Duns Scotus of Scotland.
He came up with that pointed hat
because he believed knowledge would
flow from the point into the head of
the person wearing it!
Dun's theory didn't work very well
and, over the years, students forced to
wear the caps became known as a
"Dunce" and were usually thought of
as being....well....not very smart.
Hope you don't get sent to the corner....
and that all your NEWS is good!
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