What One Teacher Does the Day After a School Shooting...
I've been a teacher for 12 years, and I'm sad to say that yesterday's school shooting saddened me, but it didn't shock me. It seems like at least once a year a shooting at a school forces me to think about the career path I've taken and the risk attached. And every time I hear of a school shooting, a few things go through my head: 1. Will this finally be the school shooting that causes people to shout, "Enough!" and force their elected officials to do their job and protect their constituents? 2. Is this going to happen at my school? With the frequency of events like this and my government's refusal to do anything to stop it, it really, truly feels like only a matter of time until this happens to me or someone I know. But even as these thoughts go through my head, I still have to go to school the next day. Sadly, this is how I do it: I think about Psalm 139 where I am reminded that God is acquainted with all my ways and that the days that were for