PD'S DESK · OPINIONS MAY CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

I have an opinion.
You don't have to
share it.

Sometimes Pd gets to put her own view on the table. Not as the model answer. Not as the teacher version you are supposed to copy. Just as one voice in the conversation.

🐦“Convince me. I might change my mind.”
PD'S TAKE

Here's how I see it.

A personal view belongs in the room — but it should not own the room.

Read Pd's take. Then decide what you think about it.

I AGREEI PARTLY AGREEI DISAGREEI'M NOT SURE YET

Whichever you choose: What makes you say that? What evidence matters? What might either of us be missing?

TEACH PD SOMETHING

Your turn.

What do adults misunderstand about being 16, 17 or 18 today?

You know your world better than I do. Tell me something adults usually miss.

🐦“I'm listening.”
STILL THINKING

No conclusion yet.

Some questions don't need Pd to arrive with a finished answer.

This space is for an uncertainty, contradiction or idea that is still moving. Teachers are allowed unfinished thoughts too.

UPDATE TO THE FILE

I changed my mind.

What made the difference?

A student's argument? Better evidence? A new perspective? Changing your mind is not losing an argument. Sometimes it is what happens when the argument works.

🐦“New evidence has been annoyingly persuasive.”
THE EXCHANGE

I expect to learn from you, too.

The PD Files should never become a website where one person asks all the questions and already knows all the answers. Your experience, your generation and your way of seeing things can add something I do not have.

Different conclusion? Fine. Strong reasoning? Even better.

THREE THINGS THAT MATTER HERE

Be genuine.

You don't need a clever opinion. Say what you actually think — or say that you don't know yet.

Be fair.

Try to understand a view before dismissing it. Understanding does not mean approving.

Be revisable.

Hold your view strongly enough to explain it and lightly enough to change it when something better comes along.

ONE FOR PD
What would you genuinely like your English teacher to understand better about your world?

You may answer personally, generally, hypothetically — or pass.