Imagine all the people/ Living life in peace.../

You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will be as one/

A brotherhood of man/ Imagine all the people/ Sharing all the world.../

You may say I'm a dreamer/ But I'm not the only one/ I hope someday you'll join us/ And the world will live as one/

"Imagine" presents the idea of "all the people/Living life in peace/A brotherhood of man." How do we make this happen? Personal level? School level? Community level? National level?

 So I said...

Everyone has their own versions of nirvana. one person's idea of peace and tranquility may be something completely different. Don't get me wrong, it's obvious a change is needed and the change that is needed is achievable (cough, cough) but it will take quite a bit of time. We need to get people to open up not only their minds, but their eyes as well. Those who think all is well and nothing should change need to wake to a dark sky just once in their life and realize that life's not all just sunshine and rainbows. Rachel's challenge came to our school, the message of this presentation got through to (and i mean really changed them) very few, for many others it had no effect whatsoever, it was just another presentation and then there were a few who got caught up in good feelings for all for a couple of days. Now I ask the readers of this blog who graduated school to remember back to your days and think how well did you know the administrators and all of the people who decided what you should learn when and how well you should know it. this units theme has been calling for us students to be more accepting of all people regardless to who they are. This is completely and entirely achieveable if we just take the time to get to know each other. Now back to having you think of how well you knew your school's administators, it is my belief that the administrators think they have done their part by giving us one assembly at the beginning of the year and thinking that will really get the message through to them. I am hoping that not only the building principles but the school board as well read this comment that I have left for all to see and rethink how they run our schools and hopefully LISTEN to the STUDENTS and their concerns. It may seem like i have gotten off topic but that is my proposal of how we move for change within our own school. As for the community, they need to see that if us "kids" are worried about something this serious then maybe, just maybe they'll realize that they probably should be concerned with it too. I have jazz band now so I must end with one of my favorite quotes that I believe fits quite well with this unit, "No one person is greater than I, and I am no greater than any one person." - Quote from Aine Evangelista herself!  ~Aine