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Dave Grohl Pens Essay in Defense of Teachers

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  1. Melody Bot Jul 22, 2020
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    Dave Grohl, writing at The Atlantic:

    Every teacher has a “plan.” Don’t they deserve one too? My mother had to come up with three separate lesson plans every single day (public speaking, AP English, and English 10), because that’s what teachers do: They provide you with the necessary tools to survive. Who is providing them with a set of their own? America’s teachers are caught in a trap, set by indecisive and conflicting sectors of failed leadership that have never been in their position and can’t possibly relate to the unique challenges they face. I wouldn’t trust the U.S. secretary of percussion to tell me how to play “Smells Like Teen Spirit” if they had never sat behind a drum set, so why should any teacher trust Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to tell them how to teach, without her ever having sat at the head of a class? (Maybe she should switch to the drums.) Until you have spent countless days in a classroom devoting your time and energy to becoming that lifelong mentor to generations of otherwise disengaged students, you must listen to those who have. Teachers want to teach, not die, and we should support and protect them like the national treasures that they are. For without them, where would we be?

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  2. VivaLaPopPunk Jul 22, 2020
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    As an educator myself, Dave Grohl's words speak volumes.
     
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  3. sowrongitsryan Jul 23, 2020
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    Dave Grohl did 10th grade twice and dropped out of high school.
     
  4. ZeoVGM Jul 23, 2020
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    Literally unrelated to the topic at hand. Did you think you were making a point?
     
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  6. sowrongitsryan Jul 23, 2020
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    It’s an ironic and true statement given his choice of words in the essay. I’m sure you understood my point, you just insisted on taking it somewhat personally and felt compelled to call out someone who is seemingly dissenting a hero’s noble essay.

    Perhaps he’s not the hero that’s needed, but the one that’s deserved with regards to this week’s mindless culture war.
     
  7. BradBradley Jul 23, 2020
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    You sound like the physical manifestation of someone saying “WELL ACTUALLY.” So cool. So edgy!
     
  8. sowrongitsryan Jul 23, 2020
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    I’m not sure your reply makes complete sense. Please don’t feel compelled to explain it for me. I generally get it, just try less hard when you’re outsmarting people on the internet.
     
  9. fredwordsmith Jul 23, 2020
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    Are you of the mind that it’s mindless or politicized at this point to want to protect teachers and kids? Sincere question.
     
  10. sowrongitsryan Jul 23, 2020
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    You’re the third person to seem irritated by my post. Perhaps it’s because everyone’s taking sides? It is a politicized issue - that’s why we have uneducated rock stars caring about it. Trump made it a primary campaign message for 2020 a couple weeks ago. I’m sorry that I can’t be the token right wing boogeyman that you get to be condescending towards because I, like the vast majority of people, want everyone to be safe. Give me a break.
     
  11. fredwordsmith Jul 23, 2020
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    You’re not answering the question but I’ll rephrase. What is “safe” to you?
     
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  12. SuNDaYSTaR Jul 24, 2020
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    Good to know! What's your take on Dave's essay?
     
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