Sunday, July 31, 2011

#SOSMarch Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally

I love this speech! I wonder how many politicians heard or read it?

I flew overnight from Vancouver to be with you today. I landed in New York a few hours ago and caught a flight down here because I needed to tell you all in person that I think you’re awesome.

I was raised by a teacher. My mother is a professor of early childhood education. And from the time I went to kindergarten through my senior year in high school, I went to public schools. I wouldn’t trade that education and