edit: hope
Because they have managed to say all those things I've been thinking, but haven't managed to sort through, I quote my fellow teachers when it comes to hope:
Mike writes:
"If I had to choose, I would say that the single most defining aspect of
teaching in the Mississippi Delta is the hair's breadth distance
between intense hope and deep disappointment, between strength and
failure."
and later,
"I think I am finally beginning to understand why people around here pray so much."
And of course, mr. g has some beautiful thoughts about our impact, our kids, and the heartbreaking hopelessness of this place:
http://younevercantellwithbees.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-break.html
here's to spring break....
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