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I got to show my students the “I Have a Dream” speech today.  This turned out to be a good reminder of why it is I want to teach history to high schoolers.

I have taken to “bukmeow”ing to friends and family.  I’m not sure why some things amuse me so much more than everyone else.

Text message sent in to Fox Sports Ohio after a Cavs game…So glad I caught this gem scrolling across the bottom of the screen during “Cavaliers Live”

Isn’t it funny how when you’re 17 you think you have yourself all figured out but in reality you have no idea?  You are really only about 10% comfortable in your skin and 90% insecure and unsure of things. 

Oftentimes when I’m teaching high schoolers I just want to sit them down and tell them what’s what. “Trust me, you will not care what that boy thinks of you in 2 years…” or “You will regret thinking it’s cool to get Cs and Ds when you’re trying to make something of your life”.  I guess you cannot really warn them though.  It’s all part of the learning and development process.  I am constantly torn between extreme frustration with the fact that their petty teenage drama is causing them to fail their history tests and empathy.  I have clear memories of when I was in their shoes.

I’m beginning to realize that I signed up for more than just teaching history for the next 30-35 years…because I’m teaching it to the most resistant, angry, tormented and fragile group of Americans that exists.

That’s it.  If you have nothing ethical to say, it shouldn’t be said at all.