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Hortensis

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84. Well stated, Dem! Surely special needs children and their teachers

Tue Jul 14, 2020, 07:13 AM

Jul 2020

require a different answer? The segment illustrated that strikingly by juxtaposing your description of your children with that lovely HS senior.

Sure hope they come up with good ways to meet very different needs, absolutely including those of the teachers and other staff. As you know, of course, LA's schools will not open.

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My news clip-they cut down a lot, but I think left the important stuff in. Don't mind my puffy face [View all] demtenjeep Jul 2020 OP

I wish you ALL the best. Former HS teacher but omg we never of course had this kind of challenge CurtEastPoint Jul 2020 #1

Great 👍 Job Throckmorton Jul 2020 #2

I thought you did well... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #3

Ayyyy! Great! soothsayer Jul 2020 #4

K&R! Very cool! That was excellent! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #5

Ditto!! onetexan Jul 2020 #55

Well done, demtenjeep! Glorfindel Jul 2020 #6

You did awesome! And looked great! Thank you for articulating it so well. cayugafalls Jul 2020 #7

Brava! You did a fantastic job of explaining the issue -- really got your points across. highplainsdem Jul 2020 #8

good for you! FirstLight Jul 2020 #9

Good job! For a person on the street, spur of the livetohike Jul 2020 #10

Great job!!! Lisa0825 Jul 2020 #11

Thank you for speaking up. Voices like yours are necessary tulipsandroses Jul 2020 #12

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Thank you for being willing to post that. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #14

You did great! Delphinus Jul 2020 #15

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They gave you the "money quote"! Reader Rabbit Jul 2020 #17

Super star Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #18

Great job being so concise. You did well! Maru Kitteh Jul 2020 #19

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I believe your voice/pov was very impactful. BadGimp Jul 2020 #21

Kicking so I can play it on my computer. Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #22

Special ed teachers are the best of the best! DeeDeeNY Jul 2020 #23

You did well, and you're brave for putting that on an anonymous site. I'm on "town television".... George II Jul 2020 #24

GREAT JOB! renate Jul 2020 #25

Well done! MLAA Jul 2020 #26

Hey, that's DU TV. You represented us and yourself well! KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #27

I don't twit-do any of you??? I wish this would go on AC360 and Rachael's time lines demtenjeep Jul 2020 #39

Shared on Twitter! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #43

Rhiannon to the rescue! KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #62

I don't do much there except share articles I think are important Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #64

Good for you! smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #28

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Oh my gosh!! Alliepoo Jul 2020 #30

Your last line is the money line peggysue2 Jul 2020 #31

Wow! You nailed it! Great job! rainin Jul 2020 #32

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You did an excellent job. Very clear. You made some really good points. Maraya1969 Jul 2020 #36

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YAY!!! Alex4Martinez Jul 2020 #38

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You did well! Thanks for posting. Dream Girl Jul 2020 #41

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Great job, Dem! luvtheGWN Jul 2020 #45

Very good. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #46

I love your face! Sure beats Betsy's! tavernier Jul 2020 #47

You looked great and did better. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #48

thanks. NEver done it before ever demtenjeep Jul 2020 #53

Hah! I've been on media hundreds of times. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #59

Thank you so much demtenjeep Jul 2020 #61

You were. The media is how we spread our message. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #68

thanks. NEver done it before ever demtenjeep Jul 2020 #54

Nicely done, you're a natural!! Talitha Jul 2020 #49

Agree that it's going to be pretty much impossible to keep special education students in masks all LisaL Jul 2020 #50

Giving you a round of applause! gademocrat7 Jul 2020 #51

Well done canetoad Jul 2020 #52

A star is born! Very clearly expressed...you have a hard job! Karadeniz Jul 2020 #56

That's a bit selfish of you. You mean to Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #57

You did a fantastic job! 👍🏻 and your little dog too 🐶 Olafjoy Jul 2020 #58

Nice - thanks for sharing with ur DU family. nt iluvtennis Jul 2020 #60

You're amazing! MontanaMama Jul 2020 #63

Demtenjeep is now our Kansas City star! KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #65

Adding to the accolades! Totally Tunsie Jul 2020 #66

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K&R, uponit7771 Jul 2020 #70

Good job, demtenjeep. FuzzyRabbit Jul 2020 #71

Good Job!! KT2000 Jul 2020 #72

Well done you !!! You couldn't have put it clearer. OnDoutside Jul 2020 #73

Good job! StarryNite Jul 2020 #74

Yours is a teachers face and I only saw a teachers kindness. EarnestPutz Jul 2020 #75

K&R yortsed snacilbuper Jul 2020 #76

Nice job! AwakeAtLast Jul 2020 #77

Great job! bdjhawk Jul 2020 #78

Excellent malaise Jul 2020 #79

Great job! nt Hoosier Jul 2020 #80

Without warning, without preparation, without a teleprompter, planetc Jul 2020 #81

+1 cate94 Jul 2020 #82

Your message was clear, and perfectly pointed to highlight the BS. JudyM Jul 2020 #83

Well stated, Dem! Surely special needs children and their teachers Hortensis Jul 2020 #84

You made a really important point. leftyladyfrommo Jul 2020 #85

You did great! Congrats! CousinIT Jul 2020 #86

Good job! cp Jul 2020 #87

Good job! Jillgirl Jul 2020 #88

Thank you all. Someone in the thread asked if my teacher experience helped me? demtenjeep Jul 2020 #89

These discussions on forcing folks to go back to work in such dire conditions is making the ... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #90

Awesome job! LiberalLoner Jul 2020 #91

Good job! cwydro Jul 2020 #92

in my hand demtenjeep Jul 2020 #94

Great clip - well said. Vinca Jul 2020 #93

Great job grantcart Jul 2020 #95

Nicely done! Pacifist Patriot Jul 2020 #96

Great job! GentryDixon Jul 2020 #97

thank you demtenjeep Jul 2020 #98

thank you demtenjeep Jul 2020 #99

OHHHH TWEET THIS TO THE LINCOLN PROJECT demtenjeep Jul 2020 #100

Well done! Thanks for expressing my biggest fear as a high school teacher about going back. Chemisse Jul 2020 #102

You Did Well ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #103

Recommended! Outstanding! Dennis Donovan Jul 2020 #104

Recommended.. Stuart G Jul 2020 #105

Fantastic! warmfeet Jul 2020 #106