Divide a generation?

By Valerie | January 20, 2009

From President Obama’s speech at the inauguration today: “… And yet, at this moment – a moment that will divide a generation – it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.” I’m sorry, but I started cracking up when he said this line during his speech today. DIVIDE a generation? I can’t imagine…

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Ice Cream & The Election

By Valerie | January 17, 2009

Excellent analogy! (I got this via email from a good friend I used to work with.) From a teacher in the Nashville area. Who worries about “the cow” when it is all about the “Ice Cream? The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade this year. The presidential election was…

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