It was just another tweet from a tweeter on the twitter, a quick stop on a casual scroll down the screen. Then I hit the brakes.
“Today when I taught my 8th graders about the Indian Removal Act,” the tweeter tweeted, “one asked why they have to learn sad things, and I would love to hear your gentlest, sincerest responses to the 13-year-old behind that question.”
As my brain scratched around for suitable 280-character wisdom, I read through the replies. And they were gold.
You can find that tweet, with all the beauty and power in those replies, right there on the twitter:
And a tiny sampling of those replies… Continue reading “Why do we have to learn sad things?”