Our student council held a Veteran's Day assembly at school Friday. We had (I am the advisor) five Veterans from WWII, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and two with current experience in Iraq. They marched in with the flag, as our band played the National Anthem. We then stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. After that I gave an introduction speech, including a proclamation from President Bush. Our student council president introduced each of our guests and then they spoke.
It was amazing. When they were speaking about their experiences and what it meant to them in regards to fighting for America, you could have heard a pin drop in the auditorium. After each Veteran spoke, the applause seemed to get louder and louder. We then showed a slide show with footage from our current war on terror and ended with our band playing "taps", in honor of all past Veterans. They received a standing ovation.
Two thing excited me about our assembly.
1. Many of our student body came up and shook the hands of our guests and said "thank you"!
2. When speaking with some of the faculty after the assembly, some of them overheard students saying that they actually said the "pledge" today and it meant something to them.
We plan on a larger ceremony next year. My student council officers and thought it was a success for all parties involved. There was no politicizing war or debate about foreign policy.
It was Americans honoring Americans and it was awesome!!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Startup
I was a presenter today at the Pennsylvania Conference on Integrated Learning at Penn State. My topic "Energize the Classroom", is always intended to promote the sharing of ideas among educators intended to energize both teachers and students. I found out about this blog site from a participant at my presentation. This proves my point that we all have so much we can share in regards to education methods, practices, etc. I am very excited!
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