Former Walz student Andrea Johnson organized “Mr. Walz’s” former students to watch the debate in a big sports bar. The stories told there are examples of great teachers whose legacy is great students who became great people.
Johnson told how Walz took on the disruptive kid who acted out routinely. Walz’s strategy was …
“To bring that student, those students in. He actively engaged them in conversation. He really sought to make them feel valued and make clear that they had something to contribute. And I, frankly, remember being floored at the time seeing this.”
Back in school, Johnson says she remembers that “wide-eyed look of burning incredulity” that Walz gave Vance during the debate when Vance refused to admit the election was not stolen. Walz’s response …
“That is a damning answer. I’m pretty shocked by this. He lost the election. This is not a debate, it’s not anything anywhere except in Donald Trump’s world