What will we say tomorrow?
<p>Columbine occurred the year after I graduated from college. Less than a year later, I decided to become an educator. I started student teaching in 2001, just a few days before September 11th. Since then I have taught through Sandy Hook, and Parkland, and Uvalde, and all the others. Each year we hold “Safety Drills” where we practice hiding from an active shooter, because we live in a country that allows any adult, even the mentally ill, to possess automatic weapons. It has never felt clear or easy how to make space for the questions and emotions of children in the wake of each shooting.</p>
<p>My third graders are eight and nine years old. They bring stuffed animals to school, and play make-believe at recess, and debate the existence of the tooth fairy. They want hugs from their teacher and make forts for silent reading. Their ability to imagine and make stories is astounding. And their ears are as big as their hearts. They will know about the shooting.</p>
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