#PagingSeanBean! <3 Yes, he’s another one I enjoy in every junk film I see him in. And yes, also still looks pretty damn good too.

I’m pretty sure it’s Trump’s morning mantra.

“They made Bruce Jenner switch teams dude. Bruce Fucking Jenner!!!”

This. Get your shot.

but he made it in a needlessly disrespectful way.

He’s fucking 9, dude. Stop holding him to some asinine standard of professional behavior. (One that even most adults have a hard time following.)

I LOL’ed at your entire statement and your hypothetical situations. King was never disrespectful. If you believe that he was, tell me how. Specifically, point to me at a particular sentence, paragraph, word that this boy used to cross the line, and disrespect this Justice Warrior who is doing the lord’s work by…

the teacher’s response of being “really disappointed” in Kings response said it all. Instead of taking the opportunity to engage his learning she dismissed him. It shows both her lack of cultural understanding and empathy. Educators need to do better

Nobody knows what the teacher said, but her response to him is complete and utter horseshit. “Disappointment” should be reserved for a kid half-assing a journal entry, which King certainly didn’t do. The teacher had an opportunity to have a real conversation with a student, and instead she took issue with her getting…

WHAT, you are not in favor of students expressing themselves…at all costs? And pray do, tell what was the actual cost afforded to this educator? What emotional damage did this educator assume by reading this student’s journal? From my understanding, this teacher has all of the power in this relationship. Students,…

Listen, fellow white person: That kid is amazing. He was NOT disrespectful. He framed his journal entry in terms of what HE wanted. He did not curse or call the teacher names. He expressed his honest reaction. In his journal. Which is what a journal is for.

I wonder if Mrs. Hampton actually said that Germany was landlocked. I wonder whether you’re lying about your entire experience. I really think you’re just trying to be a jerk and as argumentative as possible.

Nah. Fuck you.

Oh, I’m sure his teacher gave an in-depth analysis of Columbus! Including the fact that nobody is exactly sure where his ships landed before he summarily decided a land that had already had a thriving indigenous population was his to “claim.”

My wife teaches world cultures. In middle school. In Texas. Yes, schools are catered to parents who think they know better than teachers. Students have an... odd kind of power over their teachers. This is all true.

there is no down vote option on here so I just wanted to write how much I dislike this comment

As a history teacher in high school, I think this kid’s letter is the visual representation of awesome. At nine he is coherent, asking legitimate questions and pointing out problems. The real problem is the teacher’s dismissive comment that didn’t actually say anything. The teacher is disappointed? Maybe they should…

Dear Baby Jesus and Baby Jesus’s Dad,

King Johnson, your journal entry is spot-on. Good job.