“This is a very thought-provoking piece.”
The first thought it provoked in me came from the first paragraph:
“The topic was gender and how the experiences of the authors we were studying related to our world today.”
This is an English AP class, not a cultural affairs class.
“Even when teenagers want an open dialogue, they don’t agree “
By definition, an open dialog is one with non-agreed-upon ideas.
“During lunch at school recently, someone brought up transgender females ...”
Ouch! Obviously this sort of thing is what the author likes to talk about and have her students talk about.
Oh well. Mother Theresa said that wisdom is acquired through suffering.
So true.