A Love Story for Your Life

I just finished watching Randy Pausch's, The Last Lecture, and it makes a person think. As a husband, father, and professor, he has inspired and motivated hundreds and hundreds of people. And that is part of being a teacher because you are helping young lives find their futures. After seeing if for the first time in class, I felt very inspired. But after seeing so much more inside his life, I feel that I can get through absolutely anything. As a future teacher, I want to motivate and inspire my students and let them know that there are no limits in life. And just because there are brick walls does not mean you can not get through them. Life is about living, not dieing, and that is exactly what Randy is doing. And you know what, I may just carry a crayon in my pocket as a reminder.

Religion and Public Schools

For thirteen years as a student, these two words have been like night and day. Math, English, and science were taught in school and religion was taught on wednesdays at CCD or on Sundays in church.
When I came to Saint Peter's College, I realized the difference right away. Crosses were in every classroom, Catholic holidays were celebrated at school, and people spoke about God in class. I knew this was a catholic school, but God in class!!?? That was not allowed where I came from. My town is mostly of Catholics, but no one was allowed to even mention religion in the classroom. I remember one day in high school where our teacher somehow got to the topic of God, and immediately he had to change the subject. This was so normal to us because we knew religion was not allowed.
There is a lot of controversy about bringing religion into public schools. Many people, such as parents feel that the Bible should be brought into public schools, but will everyone be Catholic? Of course not. If there are Catholic schools, shouldn't there be other schools for every religion? Now that's a lot of religions.
Here's an interesting clip from youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_EnOAPwJwjY