Today is the national memorial for Virginia Tech. I'm wearing Orange and Maroon. It will be on my mind all day.
Today I'm also subbing for a great history teacher. We're watching "An Inconvenient Truth." I hadn't seen it yet. It makes me want to do my part, including going to city commission to fight for curbside recycling. I hope it inspires some of these kids. Although I was a little disheartened to learn that most had no clue about the events of the 2000 election.
Later in the day, I had trouble getting classes to see what I saw in the film. How can we get them to see beyond what they're doing after school? I get so frustrated, usually it's when I'm at the high school, because these students take their free education so for granted. I wish I could bring students from say, South Africa, or India, or anywhere else without what we have, to this school to help these students understand what a great opportunity that they have everyday.
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