I have never allowed myself to completely give into cynicism about American society, but I have also felt, especially in the past few years, that I live in a little bit of a bubble of tolerance, diversity and progressive beliefs. Everyone from my parents, to my close friends and most of my students share my core beliefs.
Well, Obama's victory makes me feel like my bubble has grown tremendously and it makes me feel hopeful. Good for the American people that they value intellect, thoughtfulness and hopefulness. I know that many people voted for McCain, but then I think of Maine, a state that is overwhelmingly poor, white and rural and that they voted with a huge margin for Obama. I can't help but get emotional and think that this is the beginning of a new era. I am feeling something bordering on patriotism for the first time in a long time.
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About Me
- carmen
- As a parent and science teacher, I spend my days bringing children into the field to observe nature directly, to ask questions and find answers. Children are natural scientists and only need opportunities for exploration.
What we're doing around here
- reading for fun!!!
- running and eating less and keeping track of it with My Fitness Plan and EndoMondo... summer shape up in progress
- Traveling for most of July: went to Michigan, headed to the Bahamas and Cape Cod
- trying to stay cool with out central AC
- Writing, making lists, setting goals
What we're reading, watching and listening to around here
- watching House of Cards on Netflix
- Reading Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina by Raquel Cepeda (she grew up in the same neighborhood as Jup)
- Mama just read Outliers by Malcom Gladwell,,,, amazing book!
- listening to radio lab pod casts on road trips
- listened to the audiobook of "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor as we drove
- Just finished Maya's Notebook by Isabel Allende
- Jove is zooming through books so fast I can't keep track of it. He reads a book almost every day.
3 comments:
i couldn't agree more :)
absolutely, i am jumping up and down for joy! hurray hurray! here's to intellect, thoughtfulness, hopefulness--may they abound more and more in the years to come. xoxox
I love that you have inspired me. we did a sewing project on medicine pouches and made sweetgrass and sage leaves to store inside.
tried to talk about being in a partnership with our natural world and how people still use the sweetgrass and sage.
Not an amazingly innovative project but you totally made me step up my game.
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