Dear Class of 2008
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May 27, 2008
(Ed. I have nothing to add. This is brilliant.) By Melissa Harris-Lacewell Originally Published on The Root: Sorry we’ve screwed things up. Now, suck it up and lead. I know that everyone is saying, “Congratulations.” We say it because we are proud of you and what you have accomplished. I want to say something else; something that others may not say. “I am sorry.” We have a lot of reasons to apologize. We have taught you to think of education as a program, formula or code that you can crack. We have valued grades and scores more than learning. We have
