No After Class Work Monday

I will not be giving you work to do after class on Monday.

I have a different kind of assignment for you: Pay attention.

Yes, pay attention because Tuesday is Election Day in America. It’s the day we choose our government.

Now, this might seem more like a social studies assignment but, as I keep saying, everything we do in school is interrelated. No subject stands alone, divorced from the others. ELA supports science, science supports music, music supports social studies, etc.

Science issues have been at the heart of this election cycle - I mean, we’re in the depths of a pandemic, right?  Climate change, fracking, renewable energy sources, health care and a host of other issues have permeated the presidential campaign. 

Watch the TV coverage. Read about the candidates and issues - local, state and national. Elections make a difference. They make the future.

No one knows what to expect on Tuesday or the following days and weeks. It might be chaotic. It might be scary. It’s worth your time to pay attention to what’s happening. 

The future is more yours than mine, you might want to start thinking about what kind of America you want to live in.

You can’t vote yet, but you can pay attention.