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I taught for ten years, but due to the application of the seniority system I did not get to teach the upper level kids, so -- no I did not have 12th graders. (I doubt my "trick" would work on 12th grade math students anyway, since this would typically be the calculus class. They should have already seen the example I cited.)

However I believe that 12th grade American studies classes are prone to accept the approach given by the instructor.

For example: Did the founding fathers develop a constitution that approved of slavery and was designed to favor the landholding gentry? Therefore, why are these people credited with doing a great thing?

For another example: The republicans are the party of big business and the democrats are the party of the people -- True of false?

My son recently went through such a class and every day the teacher developed the concept that republican activities and laws were nefarious ideas designed to hurt the middle class and lower class and profit the upper class.