At the going down of the sun
Missed posting remembrance actually on the right day, because I was too busy dealing with the ungodly amount of work I've managed to create for myself by having the bright idea of a peer-assessed speaking and listening exercise. So, a day late.
We didn't have an official silence at school. I got the impression we normally would have done, from the kids' reactions, but not this year. 11am's a lesson changeover, but the corridors were surprisingly hushed and when my kids came in they asked if we were doing the silence and settled into it with gratifying ease. Which I'm grateful for, because I'd ironically almost forgotten.
I'm glad the silence is still something that happens in schools, even as we get further from living memory of the sheer scale of the world wars. We haven't stopped participating in war and we should never be allowed to forget the cost of that.
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We didn't have an official silence at school. I got the impression we normally would have done, from the kids' reactions, but not this year. 11am's a lesson changeover, but the corridors were surprisingly hushed and when my kids came in they asked if we were doing the silence and settled into it with gratifying ease. Which I'm grateful for, because I'd ironically almost forgotten.
I'm glad the silence is still something that happens in schools, even as we get further from living memory of the sheer scale of the world wars. We haven't stopped participating in war and we should never be allowed to forget the cost of that.
Also posted on Dreamwidth at http://surexit.dreamwidth.org/90150.html with
comments. Comment wherever you like.