Okay, I know I said I didn't want to write anymore but I just got finished reading Stan and Michael's debate and I think everyone else should as well. I don't agree with either of them but I think when you see two sides of an issue and the arguments they make it can help form a new opinion outside of the parameters of the original argument.
Hopefully, we're all willing to fight for something worth fighting for...for me, the only thing I can think of so far is the students. I will fight if I think the students are being cheated, which puts me on Michael's side but I also think it's slightly immature to think that we're going to change the world...I'm not sure anyone that has ever changed the world has set out with the express purpose to do so...it seems like more often than not it happens on accident.
That being said, if people are idealistic, thats great. Hold on to idealism as long as possible, just be careful, because like Stan said, it's hard to make a difference in the classroom when you're unemployed...