tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591058027712196623.post2616716839886589554..comments2023-02-02T05:18:40.234-05:00Comments on Mr. Garner Goes To Washington: "We're Being Attacked"Unexplained Caseshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11399455073170218148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591058027712196623.post-69093539352863209042011-09-11T15:36:04.048-04:002011-09-11T15:36:04.048-04:00Thanks for your kinds words, friendship, and for s...Thanks for your kinds words, friendship, and for sharing that day through a teacher's eyes.Rick Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02549697947866066232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591058027712196623.post-57417711762365829262011-09-11T14:16:52.586-04:002011-09-11T14:16:52.586-04:00I think everyone remembers where they were and wha...I think everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing 10 years ago today. (Well, everyone who was a kindergartener or older!) It's very like you to be thinking of others...putting the news out there for people who craved it, needed it that day to process what was happening. I'm impressed by that about you. Always have been.<br /><br />I was doing what I do that day. Teaching. 3rd grade that year. The 8 year olds were not allowed to be told what was happening as directed by our powers on high. And as much as I hated it that day, in hindsight and with more maturity, I can agree that it was the absolute best decision. Little people processing something like that without context...without mom and dad nearby to help them feel comfort...that would not be a good thing. However, they knew something was wrong. So my job was to make the day as bearable as I could for them while panic-stricken moms and dads made their way to our school to retrieve the little people. I'll never forget the one moment of humor that happened that day, that brought some much needed levity into a horrendous situation. It's not uncommon for elementary students to be dismissed early for doctor and dentist appointments. When that happens, the front office calls over the loud speaker into the classroom and the child leaves. After about 15 of my 25 little charges that day had been picked up early, the remaining 10 were understandably upset by this. And one little guy made it all better when he said, "Mrs. Haube, there sure are an awful lot of dentist appointments today!" We all had a good laugh and made it through until the last one was gone and I could break down. Funny how you do what you have to do as a parent, as a teacher...and then breakdown when you're alone and no one will be impacted by it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your memory of the day. And LOVE the new look of the blog! (Thanks for the link love, too!!!)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155134213128405386noreply@blogger.com