Comments on: Our Visit To Revere High School

By: Ben Keeler

Ben Keeler — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:46:03 +0000

Indeed, it was Mr. Weber's old room.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:22:19 +0000

This was a nice idea to do.

By: J. Rowsey

J. Rowsey — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:22:14 +0000

High schoolers would surprise you in many ways. When I first started teaching in a high school, I was quite surprised at how engaged the students were and how up on the issues a lot of them were. I was also surprised of the amount of conservatives there are in a typical high school. Much like our society, high schools are typically fairly evenly divided. The interesting part is the strength of their convictions.

While it is true that some of them repeat what they hear at home, it does not hold true for most high school students I know.

By: KA

KA — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:11:50 +0000

And that looks like the same room we had Government in with Mr. Weber.

By: KA

KA — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:10:57 +0000

Agreed, Ben. You are one of the smartest people I know but definitely not school-speaker material. Glad to see you could defy the stereotype.

By: anne

anne — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:33:13 +0000

Any chance to increase the awareness of first time voters about the political landscape is time well spent. Kudos to you both.
I was surprised that high school students would favor any conservative candidate over a more liberal one. Things must have changed since I was in HS—I thought younger voters were always more liberal-leaning.

By: The Reverend

The Reverend — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:10:11 +0000

Good on you guys for doing this.

By: mud_rake

mud_rake — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:57:13 +0000

Revere is located where? Interesting that the first class was 8-5 McCain; that speaks volumes of where Revere is located. Apparently the students aren't exposed to mainstream media let alone left-wing media.

By: Tom A

Tom A — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:38:37 +0000

They'll let anyone in these days to talk!

By: larry d.

larry d. — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:22:23 +0000

Don't you think it's time to change the name of that high school? "Revere" evokes a certain white male, patriarchal vision of America that subjugates girls and children of color and offends the enlightened.

"X High School" sounds cool.

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Jamie Holts — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:33:37 +0000

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