I don't know about you guys, but I am so happy public school is wrapping up for the year. I've been through a lot in my lifetime and that is one thing I hope doesn't happen again.
This is leading to history. When you live your life, you are a history book that is living. I was born in 1974. I don't remember it but the Vietnam war ended the next year. Nixon was on trial for Watergate, I don't remember that either.
In 1976 the VHS was invented. We didn't have one until later but I did not have to go to the theater to watch a movie.
Somewhere here, AIDS was either an epidemic or pandemic. I was still really little and equally confused as to why nurses aids would kill you.
1984 was the first personal computer. If you watch the movie Hidden Figures, you'll see that NASA had what's called a mainframe computer. It wasn't something that you call just place in your home.
In 1989 the Berlin wall fell. For me, that symbolized something that should have been done in my grandma's era. That wall went up during a time of repression and should have been taken down long ago. We had the guy from Knight Rider on top of a wall singing "I've Been Lookin' for Some Freedom."
In the 1990s we were in a war. I remember being so completely scared. I was in high school and was obsessed with Nostradamus.
I voted at 18, I won't say for who because I want to encourage reading and deciding based on education who the best candidate is. I did not vote for either of the guys running but I made Jay Leno without my name being mentioned.
I recall my shock when Princess Diana was killed.
I remember attacks on the World Trade Center.
Hurricane Katrina.
The First Black President.
To this moment. It isn't the first pandemic ever but it is the first in my lifetime. It is not the first time my kids have been out of school for an event. We went through a water crisis too. It is, however, the first time my experience is a world experience on this scale.
My point in all this is, life is fascinating. I will not go into much detail of these events here. I refuse to get political here.
I read books with my kids about past events. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is an incredible book about the people of Denmark protecting their Jewish friends from the Nazi invasion.
One day people will read about your life and ask, "What was it like then?" Watch the news and keep a journal. In the future, your life is a textbook. History is living as is math, reading, science,
and everything else in school.
This is leading to history. When you live your life, you are a history book that is living. I was born in 1974. I don't remember it but the Vietnam war ended the next year. Nixon was on trial for Watergate, I don't remember that either.
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| Me on the West Side of Cleveland. |
In 1976 the VHS was invented. We didn't have one until later but I did not have to go to the theater to watch a movie.
Somewhere here, AIDS was either an epidemic or pandemic. I was still really little and equally confused as to why nurses aids would kill you.
1984 was the first personal computer. If you watch the movie Hidden Figures, you'll see that NASA had what's called a mainframe computer. It wasn't something that you call just place in your home.
In 1989 the Berlin wall fell. For me, that symbolized something that should have been done in my grandma's era. That wall went up during a time of repression and should have been taken down long ago. We had the guy from Knight Rider on top of a wall singing "I've Been Lookin' for Some Freedom."
In the 1990s we were in a war. I remember being so completely scared. I was in high school and was obsessed with Nostradamus.
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| Me in red. My aunt in a Fonzie shirt. Happy Days was a popular show then. |
I recall my shock when Princess Diana was killed.
I remember attacks on the World Trade Center.
Hurricane Katrina.
The First Black President.
To this moment. It isn't the first pandemic ever but it is the first in my lifetime. It is not the first time my kids have been out of school for an event. We went through a water crisis too. It is, however, the first time my experience is a world experience on this scale.
My point in all this is, life is fascinating. I will not go into much detail of these events here. I refuse to get political here.
I read books with my kids about past events. Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is an incredible book about the people of Denmark protecting their Jewish friends from the Nazi invasion.
One day people will read about your life and ask, "What was it like then?" Watch the news and keep a journal. In the future, your life is a textbook. History is living as is math, reading, science,
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