Those of us old enough to remember 9/11 remember EXACTLY where we were on that horrific day. Myself, I was a freshman at Greenville High School and was in my advanced ninth grade history class with our first-year teacher, Miss Lewis. Our principal came on the loud speaker and announced for all teachers to turn their television to Channel 7 for "important news." The rest of my classes that day were spent in silence, watching the events of 9/11 unfold. Even our cafeteria was silently watching the news that day. Sadly, we did see the second plane hit the WTC...live and on the news. After school, I had cheerleading practice and returned home to continue to watch the news footage. When I got home, I put a blank video tape in our VCR and just hit record. Needless to say, I didn't think I would have to record as many tapes as I did, however, I'm glad I was able to document one of the most horrific days in our country's history.
Our students today don't remember much of 9/11, and in the future, our students will not even have been around yet. Therefore, every year on 9/11, I play the National newscast of the memorial services and events that happen throughout the day on my Smart Board in my classroom. I don't ask the students to watch it, as I have the volume turned all the way down, however a good majority of my students watch and begin to ask questions about where I was that day...and I always share my stories.
Today, I chose to take pictures of our students who just happened to be working with red and blue paint on their already in-progress painting assignments. Check out some of our pictures below!
Also today, students listened to an entire Americana playlist of songs on the iPod during their classes. Some of today's songs included, "American Soldier," "God Bless the USA," ROCK in the USA," "American Pie," and many, many others. Honestly, NO ONE complained about any of the music today...even the country songs!
We will NEVER forget 9/11/01!
Our students today don't remember much of 9/11, and in the future, our students will not even have been around yet. Therefore, every year on 9/11, I play the National newscast of the memorial services and events that happen throughout the day on my Smart Board in my classroom. I don't ask the students to watch it, as I have the volume turned all the way down, however a good majority of my students watch and begin to ask questions about where I was that day...and I always share my stories.
Today, I chose to take pictures of our students who just happened to be working with red and blue paint on their already in-progress painting assignments. Check out some of our pictures below!
Also today, students listened to an entire Americana playlist of songs on the iPod during their classes. Some of today's songs included, "American Soldier," "God Bless the USA," ROCK in the USA," "American Pie," and many, many others. Honestly, NO ONE complained about any of the music today...even the country songs!
We will NEVER forget 9/11/01!
If you're bored tonight, check out some artwork created and shared with the National 9/11 Memorial at http://www.911memorial.org/registry
The Artists Registry of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum is an online database and virtual gallery of artistic work created in response to September 11. The database, which is not formally curated, is intended to serve as a resource for the artistic community, scholars, journalists and others. The creative works in this online collection range from seasoned professionals to novice.
The Artists Registry of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum is an online database and virtual gallery of artistic work created in response to September 11. The database, which is not formally curated, is intended to serve as a resource for the artistic community, scholars, journalists and others. The creative works in this online collection range from seasoned professionals to novice.