20 December 2012

@ the italian primary school :: {nine}


Physical Education
Third Grade

This week we were invited to the school to observe a physical education lesson, just as we were the past two years. I keep waiting for my invite to observe an English or mathematics lesson. Not happening.

I shed silent tears as I watched this group of giggling, silly, confident, happy third graders show off for their parents who all gathered in the safety of their school gym...silent tears of sadness and joy that went unnoticed by everyone, except Richard, who did the same. If this tragedy in Newtown doesn't create positive change in America, I doubt that anything ever will. I know that it has already changed something inside of me.

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Disclaimer: I hate generalizations. This is my limited experience at my third grader's tiny primary school lost in northern Italy. If you have a different experience with this, please share!
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7 comments:

  1. likeschocolate12/20/12, 1:09 PM

    A reason to stay in Italy. At least you don't have to worry about miss coming home from school. Sometimes, I think we should back up and head to Germany.

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    1. Dana12/21/12, 8:36 AM

      It is very different here, to be sure.
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  2. Francesca12/20/12, 8:43 PM

    i never really know what to say about the recent event(s). the solution (or part of it) seems soo obvious, at least from the outside. still, as Tom reminded me, horrible mass violence happend in Europe (Norway) not too long ago. disregarding nationality, we all have to make the world at wide a safe, better and happier place.

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    1. Dana12/21/12, 8:40 AM

      It just seems to be worse in the States, especially the shooting rampages. I do sleep a little better knowing that the people in the paese don't have access to arsenals in their basements. I am just hoping for a modicum of change.
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  3. sperlygirl12/20/12, 9:04 PM

    thank you for articulating what i have been carrying around in my heart since last week but wasn't quite sure (still not) how to navigate through it. xx

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  4. Kasia12/21/12, 12:27 PM

    I can't stop thinking about what happened last week. I read/watched the news and I cried. I can't imagine such tragedy, I can't understand why things like this ever happen. My heart goes out to the families who lost their precious little ones. I can't even imagine what they are going through right now.

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