Jan 21 2009
obama’s speech
I made my students watch the Inauguration and Obama’s speech. Their comments were mostly negative. Of course most of my little darlings live in Redneckville so this negativity doesn’t surprise me, but I hope they will outgrow it. I told them that my little 18 month old grandbaby will have as her first president that she will have at least a flickering memory of will be an African American. Historically that is hugely significant, and my students are living the history. I thought he did a fine job with his speech. I understood that the speech would not be soaring rhetoric as it was on the campaign trail. Those days are over and the real task is at hand. I hope we come together as a nation and that he next four years or eight bring new hope to our nation. Serena
