Sami and I had exactly one day together in the old world. On Tuesday the jihadists came to our front door and knocked down our buildings. Our new world was hijacked planes, anthrax, and Afghanistan. Then we had snipers inside the Beltway. Then came Iraq. With every military action we were told reprisals were not just probable, but a foregone conclusion. An intelligence officer with a fancy PowerPoint briefed teachers on our new reality. He called us targets. He said get used to it. He told our Webmaster get off your ass and remove bus routes/stops from the schools website. Johnny Jihad would find that information especially helpful if he decided to plow through our kids one morning as they stood half-asleep waiting for the school bus.
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About Tucker Elliot, The Rainy Season
Tucker Elliot, The Rainy Season.
Themes
- Education — The importance of teaching, learning, and intellectual curiosity