I've always heard that if schools are in session over Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they're supposed to do something to teach their students about the civil rights movement/segregation/etc. Since we had school today, I showed my class the movie Ruby Bridges. Here's a brief summary in case you're unfamiliar with the story: Ruby is a first grade student who integrates the local white school. People boycott and are prejudiced against her, but through it all, she stays positive and poised (many times citing her faith in God). It's a pretty cool movie. One that's school appropriate and yet it's deep enough to get kids thinking and asking questions.
In the afternoon, we spent science class watching videos posted by the International Space Station crew about life in space. My guess is we'll do the same thing tomorrow since we didn't see all the ones we wanted to. Astronauts show how to make a pb & j, how they sleep, how they wash their hands and hair, how they recycle water, how they puke, and what happens when they cry. Tomorrow, the ever popular question will be answered: how do astronauts go to the bathroom in space?
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