Watching this speech, I was reminded again and again why I love the ideals of this country. I was reminded of why my lefty, hippie parents taught me to sing patriotic songs. It was a speech that I will tell my children about when I explain what why I love my country and why I spend so much time working in the most grass-roots way I know to make this country a better place.
And I don’t think we can under-estimate this — I had iChat on during the speech, and I had a number of African-American students who were just over-the-moon with excitement… watching the speech with families… viewing a moment they never believed possible.
This is going to be an incredible next few months. On a fun SLA note, next year is the first time we teach American History. Think Diana will have fun with all this?
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