tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304472918353165302.post2674975802938904632..comments2022-04-09T05:21:06.690-05:00Comments on Diana Prusik: Ever MindfulDiana Prusikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803944879885632604noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304472918353165302.post-6047694343054194802012-09-12T20:24:51.947-05:002012-09-12T20:24:51.947-05:00Lisa,
Thank YOU for sharing your story. You and I...Lisa,<br /><br />Thank YOU for sharing your story. You and I had a very similar experience that day! My students, too, huddled in a room with students from other classes to watch live TV coverage. I'll never forget our collective shock when the towers fell. I'll never forget my fear in wondering what might be attacked next. And I'll never forget worrying about the students who'd come in years before that group--the ones who were already prime age for military service. No teacher training prepares us for such a moment. Truly, I appreciate your taking the time to share. Blessings to you, Lisa!<br /><br /> Diana Prusikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16803944879885632604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304472918353165302.post-28827729082915704672012-09-11T14:00:05.717-05:002012-09-11T14:00:05.717-05:00Thanks for sharing this. I, too, am a teacher and...Thanks for sharing this. I, too, am a teacher and remember that day so vividly. It was our engineer who told me about it upon my arrival at school. I thought he was setting me up for a joke when he said, "A plane flew into the Twin Towers". I simply replied "and" waiting for the punch line which never came. I had 8th grade that year also and I remember their question, concerns, and fears. After a teacher ran down the hallway yelling, "They hit the Pentagon", I got goosebumps on my arms and a student said I looked like I was going to cry. I told them I was because someone was out to get us and (at the time) we don't know who. All three eighth grade classes huddled in one room to watch the live TV coverage. Together, we saw when the towers fell. I looked at my partners and said...we are going to war. Little did I know that 11 years later it still would not be over.<br /><br />That year our 8th grade was a very tight-knit group, and I believe it was because of this tragedy.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing your story. And a special thanks to the men and women who continue to protect and serve us each and every day.<br /><br />Lisa Tortorellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10851223553392972762noreply@blogger.com