My morning began with a friend and her husband singing happy birthday over the phone at eight am. They made me laugh, my favorite thing to do. I'm having lunch with a couple of friends, and then my husband and I are going to take a walk and just go with the flow. I've had my party, so I'm content with appreciating the beautiful fall day. I just finished walking the dogs, and my step was springy, despite my advanced years. It's amazing to be alive, and don't think I don't appreciate it!
My husband and I, sentimentalists that we are, watched Biden and Obama's speeches last night, and felt proud and hopeful. I loved Obama's mention of citizenship, which is something I like to talk about in regards to teaching. I often say my responsibility as a teacher is to help develop good citizenship: critical thinking, knowledge of history, communications skills and compassion and interconnectivity. I'm not teaching to create jobs. I'm teaching to nurture good human beings. I feel a theme of this convention is taken from Hillary Clinton: It takes a village.
It's about time someone emphasized interdependence, not the myth of the lone cowpoke beholden to no one. Because our relationships run our lives and hearts and minds. We are social animals. It's good to hear people speak proudly of it.
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