Stealing a moment of joy
We can get back to the departing president and his deadly lies in a bit. Letâs just take a second here to mark a new beginning, and to hope.
By Yvonne Abraham Globe Columnist,Updated January 16, 2021, 2:20 p.m.
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Excuse me while I take a break from fury to celebrate.
We can get back to He Who Must Not Be Named and the white supremacist insurrection he sparked in a bit. Lord knows, itâs impossible to ignore the terrifying events of Jan. 6 at the US Capitol for long: Every day makes clearer how violent it was, how much worse it could have been.
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Just after sunrise last Thursday, the four high school humanities teachers at Codman Academy in Dorchester logged into Zoom. They were developing a game plan for how to guide high school students through a conversation about the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, D.C.
Even in this virtual space, the energy was high and the mood was urgent. They were trying to work through many questions. What words should they use to describe the people who entered the Capitol? Is it okay to show the picture of the man holding the Confederate flag as he walked inside the Capitol? Does it do more harm to show them this violent image of this flag in class? Do they need to see that image to understand this event?
Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.), comforts Rep. Susan Wild, (D-Penn.), while taking cover as protesters disrupt the joint session of Congress to certify the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Just after sunrise Thursday, the four high school humanities teachers at Codman Academy in Dorchester logged into Zoom. They were developing a game plan for how to guide high school students through a conversation about Wednesday’s riot in Washington, D.C.
Even in this virtual space, the energy was high and the mood was urgent. They were trying to work through many questions. What words should they use to describe the people who entered the capitol? Is it ok to show the picture of the man holding the Confederate flag as he walked inside the Capitol? Does it do more harm to show them this violent image of this flag in class? Do they need to see that image to understand this event?