tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post6001383657757104156..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: How To Honor VeteransTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-49851109528106984142011-11-14T05:12:55.052-08:002011-11-14T05:12:55.052-08:00The best way to honor a veteran is to stop with th...The best way to honor a veteran is to stop with the trite "Thank you for your service" bullshit. There's nothing that makes me wanna hurl faster than hearing those empty words. As if that phrase is going to stop the nightmares and the survivor guilt. As if those words are going to provide a minimal quality of life for those with traumatic brain injury who have been discarded by the military which refuses to acknowledge the damage that war does.<br /><br />As if those 5 petty empty words can serve to cleanse the collective guilt of a people who refused to stand up for what America should represent and instead cowered, and continue to cower, in the face of arrogance, ignorance, and criminality on a massive scale, allowing this country to become a Potemkin democracy.trotskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879661801671314776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-75076441267717988052011-11-12T05:02:37.086-08:002011-11-12T05:02:37.086-08:00Hi Tom
First, I would like to say that your blog ...Hi Tom<br /><br />First, I would like to say that your blog is awesome. I love how you leave a post everyday about what you are doing in the classroom with the kids. We need more teachers like you in the world that will guide the kids on what to do and not chastise them if something is not done the way the teacher envisioned.<br /><br />This post about Honoring Veterans is a great piece that deserves to be posted on a government site or in the Seattle Post or New York Times. I don't know if people realize that we have been at war that long and if they do, I don't know if they realize how veterans are really treated. You have certain companies, people, groups that decide to honor veterans everyday for their service and our freedom and you have others (you mentioned them) that treat them worse than they would their own enemies. My uncle served in the United States Air Force for 26 years and when he retired (with tons of experience in project management) he had trouble finding employment. He has 2 children that he raises on his own, is working a (pretty much) minimum wage job and is struggling to receive government benefits that people that aren't doing anything with their lives are receiving without question. It is amazing that people that are trying to do something with their lives are denied the benefits that were put in the place to help them and those that decide to sit at home and take advantage of the system receive whatever they want. How is this honoring veterans? How is this honoring what they fought for? Tom, you said it right; things need to change. The system is broken. Very good post!<br /><br />My name is Ramsey Willis and I am pre-service teacher at the University of South Alabama in EDM 310. You can find out more about me on <a href="http://willisramseyedm310.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">my blog</a> and leave comments if you would like. I will definitely be back to your blog.<br /><br />Thanks again for your excellent posts!<br /><br />-RamseyRamsey Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932071080982956989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-37642080284527258512011-11-11T23:30:31.562-08:002011-11-11T23:30:31.562-08:00Yes. There was an experiment with 5 monkeys. The m...Yes. There was an experiment with 5 monkeys. The monkeys were placed in a room with a ladder with bananas on the top. When any monkey climbed the ladder to get a banana, the rest were doused with cold water. Soon the other monkeys began beating any monkey that tried to climb the ladder. The scientists quit the cold water, yet the monkeys continued to beat any ladder climber. <br /><br />One after another the monkeys were traded for a new monkey from outside. Each time the new monkey was beaten for climbing the ladder, soon stopped trying, and joined the beating gang when the next new monkey arrived. <br /><br />In the end, no monkeys with memory of the cold water were left, yet the beatings continued, and the bananas were kept off limits.<br /><br />They had acquired a fixed and reasonless cultural habit of war. <br /><br />If you were just one of the monkeys,no Godlike scientist, and you saw the possibility of another way, how would you convince your compatriots?John Bluntnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-87607750144637226872011-11-11T13:55:06.111-08:002011-11-11T13:55:06.111-08:00Tell it Brother Tom!Tell it Brother Tom!Cameronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-37797387493861072492011-11-11T12:40:37.743-08:002011-11-11T12:40:37.743-08:00Excellent commentary. My daughter-in-law sent me ...Excellent commentary. My daughter-in-law sent me the link and I posted it on my FB page.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-89508683997835749082011-11-11T10:34:20.686-08:002011-11-11T10:34:20.686-08:00In South Africa we are no longer at war and yet we...In South Africa we are no longer at war and yet we have wasted Billions of Rands on the Arms Deal, that could have been used for a War on Poverty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-70321229997105806022011-11-11T09:15:16.015-08:002011-11-11T09:15:16.015-08:00I can only say WOW my friend! You leave me speechl...I can only say WOW my friend! You leave me speechless! So thoughtful and hearfelt...I am deeply moved beyond words.Centers and Circle Timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790847722834866885noreply@blogger.com