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English Department teacher, Wilson High School, Portland
Speech given to inductees and their supporters
at the Wilson HS 2007 National Honor Society Induction, 4/18/2007.
[Introduction by Amanda: Although Mr. Meiner was directing his comments to his teenage students, I found them eloquent and relevant for all, and requested this Guest Post. Mr. Meiner is the father of a pre-schooler. Read more of his work, published in the national education quarterly journal, Rethinking Schools, here. Once again, I added bold to the original to highlight the points I find most important.]
The great poet Alan Ginsberg wrote in his opus work “Howl