A quote and a playlist.

My dad sent me a newspaper article by Tom Moore about how Hollywood portrays inner city teachers as these martyrs who win over intensely difficult class settings by a raising their voice and using humor. It was a pretty amazing article and, as an inner city teacher, I will spare you my extensive thoughts on the topic and share this portion of it instead:

"While no one believes that hospitals are really like "ER" or that doctors are anything like "House," no one blames doctors for the failure of the health care system. From No Child Left Behind to City Hall, teachers are accused of being incompetent and underqualified, while their appeals for better and safer workplaces are systematically ignored."

Hmmm.

Now, go download these songs:

1. Breathe Me, by Sia
2. Sparks, by Coldplay
3. 66, by The Afghan Whigs
4. Forgive Me, by Rebecca St. James & BarlowGirl
5. Pretty much anything by Corey Crowder
6. 9 Crimes, by Damien Rice
7. Sleep, by The Dandy Warhols
8. Grace's Amazing Hands, by Dave Barnes
9. Brothers on a Hotel Bed, by Deathcab for Cutie
10. Today Has Been Okay, by Emiliana Torinni
11. Pale September, Fiona Apple
12. Save Me, by Jem
13. The Fear You Won't Fall, by Joshua Radin
14. Paperweight, by Joshua Radin & Schuyler Fisk
15. Nowhere Warm, by Kate Havnevik
16. Red Meets Blue, by Matt Wertz
17. Fidelity, by Regina Spektor
18. Destiny, by Zero 7

I'm not even kidding. If you want a long drive mix or a laid back Sunday mix, I just made you an UNREAL one. Unreal.