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Mr. Ansel's noticeably deformed right hand was one of the first things that students noticed about him, and he did not hesitate to explain it's origins. Though the exact tale has been lost to time, it is known that he had been waterskiing on a lake. In an act of youthful bravado, he attempted to glide to a stop right next to a pier, but misjudged his distance from the pier in the process. His whole forearm caught on a protruding nail and was ripped open. The healing process was apparently complicated by a case of Gangrene while Mr. Amsel was in the hospital recovering. [[Terry Lee]] was credited with being the first to describe him as the "Crabman," though a claim for shared credit has been proposed. | Mr. Ansel's noticeably deformed right hand was one of the first things that students noticed about him, and he did not hesitate to explain it's origins. Though the exact tale has been lost to time, it is known that he had been waterskiing on a lake. In an act of youthful bravado, he attempted to glide to a stop right next to a pier, but misjudged his distance from the pier in the process. His whole forearm caught on a protruding nail and was ripped open. The healing process was apparently complicated by a case of Gangrene while Mr. Amsel was in the hospital recovering. [[Terry Lee]] was credited with being the first to describe him as the "Crabman," though a claim for shared credit has been proposed. | ||
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| - | + | In ninth grade, Terry, [[Matt Gamber]], and [[Matt Kristek]] became increasingly interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_wrestling_in_Japan|Japanese Pro Wrestling]. Consequently, a link was established between Mr. Amsel and Michinoku Pro wrestler Gran Naniwa, who wrestled with a crab-themed gimmick and often wore oversized foam crab hands to the ring. References were also made to how Mr. Amsel might use his hand as part of a submission move if he was a professional wrestler, perhaps similiar to Mankind's "Mandible Claw." | |
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Revision as of 22:06, 16 January 2006
Mr. Ansel was a teacher at Shorewood High School who assumed the teaching duties for freshmen science classes in the 1999-2000 school year after the original teacher left under undisclosed circumstances in the middle of the first semester. He immediately received unusual attention and talk among the students due to his right hand, which was severely deformed. Though his stay was short, his legacy among his students remains long.
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The Claw
Mr. Ansel's noticeably deformed right hand was one of the first things that students noticed about him, and he did not hesitate to explain it's origins. Though the exact tale has been lost to time, it is known that he had been waterskiing on a lake. In an act of youthful bravado, he attempted to glide to a stop right next to a pier, but misjudged his distance from the pier in the process. His whole forearm caught on a protruding nail and was ripped open. The healing process was apparently complicated by a case of Gangrene while Mr. Amsel was in the hospital recovering. Terry Lee was credited with being the first to describe him as the "Crabman," though a claim for shared credit has been proposed.
Mr. Amsel as Professional Wrestler
In ninth grade, Terry, Matt Gamber, and Matt Kristek became increasingly interested in Pro Wrestling. Consequently, a link was established between Mr. Amsel and Michinoku Pro wrestler Gran Naniwa, who wrestled with a crab-themed gimmick and often wore oversized foam crab hands to the ring. References were also made to how Mr. Amsel might use his hand as part of a submission move if he was a professional wrestler, perhaps similiar to Mankind's "Mandible Claw."
Teaching Style
Mr. Ansel was a above-average teacher especially interested in the concepts of flight and engineering. His classroom environment was at times overly laissez-faire, letting the students work on packets in small groups while listening to music. This situation let to a semi-famous incident where Matt Gamber was over-stimulated to the point where he would not stop talking during the designated work time, leading an increasingly frustrated Terry Lee to tell him angrily to "Just shut up already!" Still, two major projects, the toothpick bridge and motor car assignments, led lecture topics to be applied to real-life situations, causing higher-level learning among the students.
Relationship with Students
Shoreline historians argue that Mr. Ansel's general popularity among the students taught a valuable lesson to their developing minds to not be judgmental and insensitive to people with visible disabilities. No one knows what happened to Mr. Ansel, though admittedly research in this field has been underfunded and rallied against by the Bush administration.
