Important Dates in Education Equality and Accessibility

The anniversary of MLK's assasination was April 4th and I completely failed to notice. This inspired to take note of some other important upcoming dates. We are approaching the anniversaries of the May 4th (1961) "Freedom Riders" tour to the segregated South and the May 17th (1954) Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling, which ruled in favor of the desegregation of public schools. It is important for me to remember these dates (and others like it) because they serve as excellent reminders of how far we have come in such a short time. Adversely, these dates remind me of how very wrong we can be, yet convinced that we are right. I am thankful for the leaders and policy makers before me that have helped shape a better and more equal public education system. They inspire me onward, as I know that there is still much work to do!!

" We shall meanly lose OR nobly save the last hope on earth." - Abraham Lincoln

(I am shooting for the latter)

The Writing on the Wall

I love to be in interesting places. To this end,  I try to make my classroom an interesting place for myself and for my students. I started the year off with a few of my favorite inspirational and motivational posters. As the year has progressed, I have added random things just to keep them guessing. I know they read them because they are always careful to notice when something is moved, or when something is added.


Maybe it is wishful thinking, but I would like to believe that as they are drifting from a lesson, which I at times suspect that they do, they will ponder some of the philosophical material I provide. Believing that it is possible that they are indeed "reading the writing on the wall", I found this little treasure at St. Helens on the Granbury Square and knew right away that this was the perfect addition to the classroom, post Spring Break. I truly hope that it inspires my modest audience as much as it has inspired me!