I too can't believe we've only been in the program for a little over a week! I can't believe how much more passionate I am and how much knowledge I have already gained in such a short time, it's absolutely amazing.
Today in Zaher's class we continued our discussion on racism, segregation and inequality in education and the idea that a new Civil Rights Movement is the first step in achieving real, successful change really resonated with me. I am starting to feel the moral obligation to take this knowledge and actually do something grand scale with it, but how? The logical place is to start with myself and be the change but where can I go from there? Who wants to start a revolution with me!?
No but seriously, we are having to battle the reality that we are starting to really understand what children need and realizing that in the current system the majority of their needs aren't being met. Gah! How can that be!? If only we could march right up to the White House and say "look your priorities are way messed up, here's what you should do" and ta-dah! it would be done.
So my big question stemming from the advice, you have to choose the bridge you die on, is how do you choose which bridge? I know that it's super easy to get bogged down in the exasperation of trying hard to find a solution to hold onto that will bring us hope for a brighter future, but I'm just wondering how under such a huge umbrella of conflicts, we pick and choose our battles when each one seems equally important?
I think it's important to know who's got your back when you're picking the battle. The more people in your corner, the better chance you have at being successful.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a big question. I don't know the answer, but lately, I've been thinking a lot about Kip's class and how we've been taught science as opposed to how it would be effective to teach it. Big ideas.
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