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There is a deeply moving interview on NPR with the family of a Parkland, Florida high school shooting victim.   The victim was Carmen Schentrup and her parents are Philip and April and their surviving children, Robert, aged 18, and Evelyn, aged 14 (who was in the same school as her sister).

"People constantly say to me, 'I can't imagine what you're going through,'" he says. "Well you should. You should try to comprehend your daughter — who you are so proud of, and who was just beginning to live her life – being riddled by bullets. Being told, when the medical examiner gives the body back to the funeral home, 'You can't see her. We have to spend days working on her body. And maybe, maybe you'll be able to see her then.'"

"Think about that," Philip urges. "And then come tell me why we can't do things to keep our kids safe."

"It's unimaginable, but I think we need to imagine it," April says. "I know we need to act. We need to do something more than pray and console each other."

I ask you to try to imagine the worst for your own child if only to key in on the gravity of the situation.  Of course, it is the most horrible and frightening thought you could have as a parent.  But we cannot accept this as a norm and we have to act.

Also from NPR, this story - Study Finds Students Of All Races Prefer Teachers Of Color

Now Cherng is a sociologist at New York University and he's just published a paper with colleague Peter Halpin that addresses this question. It seems that students of all races — white, black, Latino, and Asian — have more positive perceptions of their black and Latino teachers than they do of their white teachers.

Although NPR Ed has reported before on the pitfalls of student evaluations used in many undergraduate classrooms, this particular student self-report measure may be more valid because of its thoroughness; it's been independently linked to student learning gains on standardized tests.

On race, Green Lake Elementary is sponsoring a free talk by Sharon Chang about talking to your kids about race.  It's next Tuesday, the 20th, from 7:30-9 pm at Green Lake.

The Green Lake PTA is pleased to welcome the Seattle based author and activist Sharon Chang to speak at our PTA meeting in March. 

Sharon's presentation "Talking With Our Children About Race" will break down basic racial justice concepts and then delve into a discussion of deeper racial identity understanding. The ultimate goal will be to equip us as parents to keep learning about race and gaining more perspectives to keep talking to our children.

If you are vacation planning, good news from Cannon Beach if you have a disabled child or adult in your family.

The beach is for everyone! Cannon Beach's new adaptive wheelchairs are available (free!) for visitor use so that everyone can enjoy Haystack Rock and more up close!
We currently have two chairs available to borrow; find the details here (and how to reserve one in advance): http://www.ci.cannon-beach.or.us/hrap/page/beach-wheelchairs

 

There are no director community meetings this weekend.

What's on your mind?
 

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