Occasionally and regrettably, those of us who teach focus on the negative. It happens because the little craphead drumming on his desk and feeling up the girl sitting next to him is an immediate problem. He must be dealt with. Sadly, the kid who takes care of business doesn’t always get noticed so readily.
Friday, as the debate/extemp coach, I was one of the sponsors who took a group to the UIL district meet in Canyon. I spoke with one of the other English teachers about how nice it was to spend a day with the good kids, to get away from the distracting noise of the idiots and see that the future isn’t completely hopeless.
Last week, blogarillo responded to Virgil Van Jackboot’s latest diatribe against public education. I had some opinions of my own but no time to post them. This morning, Dontreka Matthews, editor of the Palo Duro High School Prairie Sage, outdid us both. In a letter to the editor, Ms. Matthews politely but firmly ripped Virgil a new one:
How we dress now does not determine who or what we will become in life.We’d like to express our admiration for a student who took care of business and stood up for herself and her fellow students. And– for all kinds of reasons– Panhandle Truth Squad would like to join Dontreka Matthews in calling for Virgil Van Camp to spend a full day at Palo Duro High School.
We would like a public apology, in the newspaper, from Mr. Van Camp. We also request his presence at PDHS for one full school day to gain a deeper perspective on 21st-century high school students.
spacedark
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