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Thursday, October 05, 2006

Tragedy and Elation

Oh my, it has been so long! I completely forgot about this thing until this morning as I listened to the news of the Amish school girls' funerals.

There have been three school shootings within the past 11 days. Two of which I am certain were carried out by adult men. I don't understand why grown men would shoot up a school where there are children. I always thought of school shootings being that act of some odd-student-out. It's weird that they were adults.
Also, four athletes have died within a month's time. It seems that they all have heart problems and are all African American. I remember a girl died at basketball practice when I was in the ninth grade, but I didn't really know her. It seemed weird then, but to have four people die consecutively in one city for the same reason strikes me as a tad bit odd. The first was a high school freshman football player, the second a football player at Rice, the third a high school football player, and the third a female basketball player. I'm not sure how old she was. It's so weird.
If one of my kids died, I wouldn't know what to do. In such a short period of time I have grown so attached to those children. It's unreal. I love those kids so much. They never seem to amaze me. We have fun, but we are learning. I am learning Spanish. It's odd having majority hispanic kids, but it is so cool. I love the look on their faces when I call home and just start talking Spanish like it's my native language. Most of the time, I have to ask for a translator, but I am learning and fast. Then there are my kids from New Orleans. I think they are my favorite because they have so much spunk. People weren't lieing when they said the schools in NO we flawed. Some of my kids cannot read to save their lives. It's ok though because they read with confidence. They just try to sound the word out, get help if needed, and keep going. I like that. I'm not used to that. I'm used to students being embarrased because they cannot read. Not these.
Aww man, there is so much I want to say, but class is about to start, so I have to go.

Posted by Nik :: 10/05/2006 :: 1 Comments: