tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post7537148529722179675..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Kids These Days....Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55061158980670409122016-07-01T16:59:19.643-04:002016-07-01T16:59:19.643-04:00Thanks, Anonymous, Rob, Melodie, Eve,Leigh, Jan an...Thanks, Anonymous, Rob, Melodie, Eve,Leigh, Jan and Art, for the kind words. I'm gratified to see my post has been taken in the spirit in which it was intended.<br /><br />BrianBrian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-28087872162937501572016-07-01T07:21:33.031-04:002016-07-01T07:21:33.031-04:00Great piece, Brian! I teach at George Mason, one o...Great piece, Brian! I teach at George Mason, one of the most diverse colleges, and I hear you for sure. Thanks for the fine and thoughtful column!<br />Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-61364811622392791072016-06-30T23:44:45.524-04:002016-06-30T23:44:45.524-04:00Great article. I could just picture the kids danci...Great article. I could just picture the kids dancing. Especially the girls dancing with each other. Because that's exactly what 8th graders do. Then you came up with the great point you wanted to make. And a good point made...no preaching. Just a simple we are all the same under the skin...HUMAN. Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-50556021174556682122016-06-30T23:44:21.980-04:002016-06-30T23:44:21.980-04:00Great article. I could just picture the kids danci...Great article. I could just picture the kids dancing. Especially the girls dancing with each other. Because that's exactly what 8th graders do. Then you came up with the great point you wanted to make. And a good point made...no preaching. Just a simple we are all the same under the skin...HUMAN. Jan Grapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13323910083703514953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63429909781590134952016-06-30T22:00:53.119-04:002016-06-30T22:00:53.119-04:00Brian, it took me hours to read your article, part...Brian, it took me hours to read your article, partly due to interruptions and partly to research what the hell yacht rock is. (I knew the music but not the name… and why did someone pick a name I consistently spell wrong?) Good articles and series I gather. I knew the name Bruno Mars, but I could pick him out of a line-up, so had to look up his music too.<br /><br />So I slowly make my way through the article, kind of 80% agreeing, enjoying the historical references, and then I hit the key line. Wow. It blew me away. How wonderful! And you warned us, you really did, but I didn’t see it coming. Great column, Brian, one of the best.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-47886092557245667692016-06-30T11:39:40.642-04:002016-06-30T11:39:40.642-04:00God bless you Brian, for teaching middle school - ...God bless you Brian, for teaching middle school - I'm with Rob. How we all survived the junior high/middle school years is still a mystery to me. <br /><br />And spread the good word about the real facts of immigration: kids are kids, throughout time and place, and the first thing they do is join the club. Like the gyrating tight-jeaned girls on the dance floor. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19124100168599434672016-06-30T11:11:05.118-04:002016-06-30T11:11:05.118-04:00Brian, I am Canadian, and in a part of Canada (Tor...Brian, I am Canadian, and in a part of Canada (Toronto) that is probably the most diverse in the world. Over 50% of people in Toronto are visible minorities. The thing I noted as a college teacher: it took three months. By the end of three months, our new-Canadian teens were comfortable and fitting in with their peers in a way that I marveled. It gave me incredible hope, and still does. Our future belongs to these people, and you know, I'm feeling pretty good about that.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65524201047776275722016-06-30T10:11:52.867-04:002016-06-30T10:11:52.867-04:00Well done, Brian. And thanks for teaching middle ...Well done, Brian. And thanks for teaching middle school. I don't know how anyone copes with that; even middle schoolers don't like middle schoolers.<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65874965583172951932016-06-30T08:11:58.153-04:002016-06-30T08:11:58.153-04:00You are indeed blessed, Ed, and a blessing to your...You are indeed blessed, Ed, and a blessing to your students, and a blessing to anyone reading your post today. Thank you for your words. Thank you for your compassion. Thank you for your simple and increasingly-rare, simple but very noble, humanity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com