Remembering and Honoring

A long-time colleague of mine died very suddenly last weekend.  I'd just spend the Thursday before with him at an all-day workshop.  He had been involved, looked good, and all seemed well with him.  Two days later he was gone. And so today we will be both remembering and honoring our colleague and remembering and honoring that horrible day eight years ago — September 11, 2001.

It is truly history for my new 4th graders; after all they were babies when it happened.  I will have to explain the...