The rallying cry

This is a Tuesday
Slice of Life.
All participants are writing about one moment, one part of their day. 

A big thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing this unique opportunity
for teacher-writers to share and reflect.

Here's the call for our education system -

How do we cultivate students who love, care, respect? Who think, reflect, advocate? Who seek to know more?

Fresh off the extraordinary Women's March on Washington, I am so invigorated...

Consider Sophie Cruz, all of six years old, and inspiring the masses at the Women's March; she gave an inspirational speech in both English and Spanish. Imagine -  she is an immigration activist at only 6 years of age!! Her energy, charisma, eloquence, compassion, and conviction were palpable. These two lines reduced me to tears:

"I also want to tell the children not to be afraid, because we are not alone. There are still many people that have their hearts filled with love."

Imagine if our education system could tap into this sense of purpose in every child. What would our classrooms look like?

This week, my goal is to be in deep conversation with each of my students, listening for their messages of hope. They are our beautiful future!

That's me, in the middle of my loving family, at the Women's March in Washington