As I was sitting through our 10th grade history class today the current events conversation turned to news of the recent uncovering of a plot against Barack Obama's life. I was duly impressed by both our students' grasp of current events and Ms. Aja's deft weaving of the historical perspective that the assassinations of JFK, MLK jr., and RFK give to this type of news.
I was also struck by how poignant this election is for our students. One of the comments that will stick with me: "My mom asked an older gentleman on our block whether he would vote for Obama. He told her to 'leave that man alone before he gets killed too.'"
For some of our students, history is an abstraction. For others, it is an immediate and living thing.
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