Remembering September 11: Where Were You?
T here are some days you remember. And then there are days you can still feel . September 11, 2001, is one of those days for me. Every year when September 11 comes around, I think of Alan Jackson’s song “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning).” And every year, the answer comes back immediately. Twenty-five years later, I still remember exactly where I was. I was in a classroom teaching. I was a young student teacher in Lawrence, Kansas, sitting in a middle school science classroom when the world changed. I remember standing in front of those students, trying to understand something that seemed impossible to understand. I remember the confusion, the uncertainty, and the realization that we were witnessing a moment that would forever be part of our nation's history. I think about those students often. I think about how much changed that morning, not just for them, but for all of us. As an educator, you are supposed to be the adult in the room. You're su...
