A few simple words to the Shabazz Community….
As I drove home from Turkey Day on Wednesday afternoon, I found it incredibly difficult to put my feelings into focused thoughts or words. I felt overwhelmed by a sense of gratitude and regenerative positivity stemming from the day’s events.
At times, teaching can be exhausting and vampiric in its demands upon my time, energy, and creativity. But today, I witnessed so much love, courage, joy, perseverance, resiliency, artistry, patience, respect, humor, and generosity. Shabazz’s Turkey Day not only feeds the body with a fabulous community meal, but it also feeds the soul. Although our culture often challenges our educational system with great cynicism and criticism; today, the Shabazz family rose above that reductive dialogue to illustrate and celebrate what is possible. I feel truly blessed to be a part of this learning community.
Thank you!
