Night falls. Time for our annual march through humanity’s darkest chapter. But this year, I am going to try something new. I will still do “The Pledge” as I have done in the past, using it as an opportunity for commitment rather than compliance–kids will read it or they won’t, but this year, I am going to challenge them to get it done in three days. Of course, if they don’t, there will be more time, but I am going to push them to rise to the challenge. We’ll see how it goes.

 

In addition to giving them the book today,  I will also hand them an excerpt from Elie’s Nobel acceptance speech, which I will ask them to read and annotate for a Performance on Friday. I will also ask them to give it a title. Elie titled it “Hope, Despair, and Memory.”

From there, we will go on to do a number of activities that honor Elie’s work, that honor Memory.

Today’s Trail

Along today’s trail we will…

…begin with Smiles and Frowns.

…say our Mindset Mantra.

…kick off our Honor the Holocaust Challenge (3 days to read).

…reflect in our Journey Journals.

…end with a Sappy Sy Rhyme.

Happy Monday, all.

Do. Reflect. Do Better.