Let Our Voices Shine

Episode 1

Student 1:  Looking at a picture of a Somali girl dying in the street, “Why didn’t they help her - the photographer - why didn’t he help her?�

Me: “That’s a good question…�

I’m glad she noticed.  I’m glad she noticed that telling the story is not the same as changing the story.  I’m glad she noticed that telling the world is not the same as the world.�

Episode 2

Student 2: Mentions something about wanting to punch something.

Me: “Violence doesn’t solve anything.�

Student 3:  “War is violence.  Violence solves things.�

Me: “War doesn’t solve anything.�

Student 3: “Yes it does.�

We have taught our children to support war.  We have taught our children that violence is the answer - that violence solves things.