Kids today!

AISD needs to wake up and smell the roses!!

Today I have been a derelict mum to my biological children and instead of doing all the usual weekend Mum stuff have been with my 'other' 37 kiddies at our Area Latin club competition. It has been a great couple of days and a reminder (as if I needed one) that today's youth are truly fabulous young people really and we don't hear enough about the good things that they do! Contrary to popular belief there are young people who study hard, set goals and are generally pleasant, courteous human beings.


Shocker I know!


So to redress the balance....


At today's Latin convention in Pflugerville there were 576 middle and high school students devoting their Friday and Saturday to their study of Latin and the ancient world. They have participated in a fast paced buzzer game that tests the ability to think quickly on their feet as well as show breadth and depth of knowledge. They have designed and made costumes of mythological characters, they have sung in Latin, painted pictures on a classical theme, given speeches in Latin and played Latin scrabble! That is just to name a few of the many different contests!

Best of all? It was encouraging to see these young adults passionately defending Latin as they rallied against the proposed elimination of Latin from three Austin high schools. These students are people who recognize the value and benefit of Latin to their lives and were willing to fight for it. Fox News filmed the rally so I hope it gets the coverage and support it deserves (and by the way the school with the orange shirts were the coolest kids and teacher! LOL  :)

Good for them! We'll see what unfolds!


Today's picture is of a paper bunch of flowers that was on a classroom wall where I was proctoring exams this morning. Not only is it appealing and fun but it was a hopeful portent to me that Austin ISD would wake up and smell the roses and keep Latin in our Austin public high schools! Youth like the ones I saw today and all the other great kids in Texas deserve a chance to learn it.