It's reassuring to overhear our son's 3rd gr teacher devote the a.m. to addressing the insurrection at the Capitol & patiently, painstakingly answering every last one of the children's many questions. I imagine how much harder this is for educators in some parts of the country.

Taking the time to process history, understanding media & separating fact from opinion is so much more important than anything else they could be learning right now.

AND she's going there! Directly addressing racism & disparate law enforcement responses, talking about anger felt by many Americans as they watched the kid glove way mostly White rioters were treated yesterday compared to violent response to Black Lives Matters protesters.

Teacher is now discussing how important it is for our government to reflect & represent the diversity of the American electorate. And talking about Raphael Warnock’s & Jon Ossoff’s historic wins in Georgia.

I’m admiring how she’s tying everything together for these kids.

She’s already masterfully broken down in simple terms impeachment & is now discussing Senate rules & why it matters which party controls the Chamber.

Before lunch, she asked if the discussion helped the kids understand what’s happening in the world — & more importantly, whether understanding & talking helped them feel better.
Hearing a chorus of little voices saying “yes!” & overhearing their aspirations makes me want to cry.