Yesterday, I asked some of our students and teachers why is Friday a special day? Their response: It's 11-11-11! OK - what else? All I got were blank stares...
Yes, the calendar anomaly is cool, but it's Veteran's Day people! A time to reflect and give a heart-felt "Thank You" to all of our military personnel.
My boys and I have been watching the Vietnam in HD documentary on the History Channel for the past few nights and I asked them what they were doing in school to recognize Veteran's Day. Both boys told me that they had an assembly or breakfast where Veterans were invited to be their guests and do some special activities to thank them for their service to our country. Ian said this was one of his favorite days..."you get to do something that's real". Isn't that important? To connect our children to what is going on around them and teaching them how to be thankful and compassionate and what those words really mean?
Tyler mentioned that most of the people who came fought in Vietnam. He was really shocked after seeing some of the footage of how our soldiers were treated when they returned from the war. I count myself lucky to have sons who put the feelings of others in front of their own and are truly appreciative for all our service-men and women do for us...or, at least until Tyler is old enough to register! :-)
Happy Veteran's Day!
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