http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/02/a-teachable-moment/ Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:35:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/02/a-teachable-moment/comment-page-1/#comment-36972 Can't believe it Thu, 05 May 2011 04:16:47 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12370#comment-36972 Students need to make connections to themes in United States history. why were thousands of college students in the street around Washington D.C.? why did thousands stream to the former site of the World Trade Center? It was not because we are bloodthirsty, but it did speak to the cathartic nature of the moment. Americans are truly tired of the endless war on terror and the drain on our nation’s resources. Osama Bin Laden attacked our way of life and has made a significant dent in our the way we travel. But to paraphrase Chirchill, it is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning.

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