The plus side about writing in my blog once a week is that I have much less to say…yay, short posts! A few cool things happened this week. One, I feel like I’m starting to settle into work a bit better now. Transitions are always difficult for me, but I’m starting to get into a grove, which is good. That said, I have a lot of shit coming down the pike, so we’ll see how long that feeling lasts.
I had a few highlights this week. One was an MLK assembly at the school where I work. Coolest assembly I’ve ever seen in my life. It was totally student-driven. A few students read speeches that they had written for a contest, and the first one was so good it made me tear-up...it mostly centered around our historical understanding of MLK and how it isn’t so historic nor just for that matter (and as you know I am a history / social justice geek). Second highlight was the opening day of service for the service learning club I help run. It was kind of chaotic, but the ceremony was cool (mayor was there and some other important folks…a couple of the kids in the leadership group I run had speaking parts which they ROCKED). The kids had a great attitude for the most part throughout the day also, despite the chaos of volunteer painting (all of my cy clothes are now covered in splotches of white and brown. Damn.).
Third and final highlight—went to an open mic night last night that some of my students perform at. There were several of my students there, and a few from the service learning club. They all rocked it. My favorite part was when a girl from my leadership group got up and rapped. It was, as the kids like to say as their current young urban term for cool, “filthy.”
Now tomorrow is MLK day which means more painting. No kids this time though so maybe it’ll be less chaotic? We’ll see…
Currently listening to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85rPsIEHkyU
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