Walk to End Alzheimer's
This past windy Suday, a group of eighth graders and some of their parents
were able to make the Walk to End Alzheimers in Philadelphia by the stadiums.
We partacipated as part of Pop's Paisan's in support of A's pop.
7th Vocabulary Skits
Always a favorite. Test Monday.
Pompous
Incinerate
Hoodwink
Abscond
Pliant
8th Grade Research
I am constantly energized by this project,
yet I am constantly at a loss of how to convey that overwhelming inspiration here.
Nonetheless, I will try.
Two more 8th graders reached out to the climate scientists who are the subjects of their research
and received replies from these world renowned academics.
V. heard back from Dr. James E. Hansen,
a former NASA scientist
who famously warned the world of the threat of climate change back in 1988.
He is currently an activist (and professor at Columbia)
doing anything and everything he can to wake the world up to this reality.
This includes suing the US government and communicating with our V.
Hensen not only gave V the benefit of a personal primary source inteview,
but he also sent her links to news interviews and pieces of his own writing
that he thought would make her understanding that much more profound.
M heard back from Dr. Klaus Lackner.
His research is primarily focused on the carbon cycle
and fabricating machines that can capture carbon as quickly as we produce it.
He spoke to M about his own CO2 capturing inventions,
his thoughts on the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report,
and the realities surrounding our hopes for the future.
These scientists aren't softballing our kids.
They are speaking to them with confidence that they can understand
the scientific, humanitarian, economic, and geopolitical complexities involved...
and our kids are getting it.
They are asking intelligent questions,
following up, and holding their own
in an arena they don't even qualify to play in.
I am beyond stoked. I am beyond proud. I am beyond hopeful.
