U2 an End to the First Week

I last posted at the end of the first day of school with students and announced that I was a rockstar. Unfortunately, the week is not made by one day. This year's students are energetic which I think will be a great thing. It also makes for a lot of work and makes me a tired old lady. Day 2 brought me forgetting my lunch and going for a pumpkin spiced latte instead of real food. Day 3 brought a late start due to my forgetting to push start on the coffee maker. Day 4 brought a late arrival since I had to retrace my steps to make sure I had shut the deck door. Day 5 brought the U2 concert.

I thought this concert was better than the concert I saw in Minneapolis in 2011. Perhaps it's because I enjoyed the music more. Perhaps it's because I've become more political. U2 did a video including Drumpf, Drumpf, and other words about Trump. At the beginning they scrolled poems such as Langston Hughes' I, Too, Sing America, and Naomi Shihab Nye. It was amazing, and I wished I could see the words more clearly. Towards the end of the show, they incorporated important women on screen such as Hillary, Michelle, Malala, Maya Angelou, Angela Davis... I would love to have had a lists of the women shown because it's obvious I need to do research on some. Minneapolis' own Mary Jo Copeland and previous Minneapolis mayor Sharon Sayles Belton were included. Anyway, I stood and sang through the entire concert which is amazing after the first week of teaching.

I may not be a rockstar, but I think I'm almost there.

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