tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post6518283401446814350..comments2024-02-19T00:58:11.513-08:00Comments on School teacher by day, Superhero by night: her hands held historyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06534639424668879187noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-79800970785233608172011-12-12T18:07:38.264-08:002011-12-12T18:07:38.264-08:00What a powerful lesson. An amazing experience for ...What a powerful lesson. An amazing experience for your students and for you. It gives me chills. Her stories are so powerful and so tragic. We have to keep teaching the next generations to keep it from happening again and to stop the atrocities happening now.Kayceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469960707724284744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-43883983473526349792011-12-08T17:35:01.849-08:002011-12-08T17:35:01.849-08:00I too visited Dachau at 16 years old. I remember ...I too visited Dachau at 16 years old. I remember the same things, it is not something easily forgotten. Haunting for sure. And, the weather was the same. Eerily the same. <br /><br />I wish I could have been in that room today with you. What an honor to be in her presence.Foursonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470306593323990269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-11485601891408182512011-12-07T18:48:35.870-08:002011-12-07T18:48:35.870-08:00Wow. Tears...as one who comes from Polish (Jewish)...Wow. Tears...as one who comes from Polish (Jewish) heritage...thank you. What a powerful message and gift given to your students. You're an amazing teacher.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07964293427715224959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-26778152154988361522011-12-07T16:25:04.079-08:002011-12-07T16:25:04.079-08:00I know your students will never forget this, Erin....I know your students will never forget this, Erin. I am so proud of you for making something like this happen for them. Lessons in humanity are so vital. I wish I could have heard her speak!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393434659941315822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-29109316321031125272011-12-07T12:50:12.052-08:002011-12-07T12:50:12.052-08:00this brought back many memories of hearing a survi...this brought back many memories of hearing a survivor that used to come to my grade school, and once having the privilege of hearing eli wiesel. we will never, ever know (god willing) this horror, but it's SO important for our children to understand that these SURVIVORS are real, living, breathing people. i can't quite put into words what i'm trying to say...what an experience for you and your class. i'm so glad it went better than you could have ever expected.laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458889389524617312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-45994404955550535012011-12-07T10:15:25.531-08:002011-12-07T10:15:25.531-08:00I have goosebumps on my arms and tears in my eyes ...I have goosebumps on my arms and tears in my eyes as I read your post today. What an amazing experience. Your students are lucky to have a teacher like you. :)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503467632963524010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-15456684662425015322011-12-07T09:47:57.268-08:002011-12-07T09:47:57.268-08:00I remember the gravel crunching, and the piles of ...I remember the gravel crunching, and the piles of suitcases, shoes, HAIR. We went to Holocaust museums in many different countries when we lived in Europe, but there's nothing like being THERE.<br /><br />I'm so glad you could arrange this for your students. xoxoCameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18261631036924864088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-22665317728402895632011-12-07T09:23:54.043-08:002011-12-07T09:23:54.043-08:00This is so very beautiful. I told Jeremy last nig...This is so very beautiful. I told Jeremy last night about your visit and we were both envious of those students. To be able to learn from this woman, to hear her stories, to have it really come to life for them. What an amazing experience you have given them.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652588913103400105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-44226004368889245842011-12-07T06:11:15.260-08:002011-12-07T06:11:15.260-08:00Wow - I envy you and the students being able to li...Wow - I envy you and the students being able to listen to her speak. What a memory she will leave to all who hear her. I got teared up just reading about it - I can only imagine listening, and can't even begin to imagine the horrors she, and so many others, lived through. Noone should ever, ever have to go through anything like that in their lifetime, and it's just amazing to think that there are people out there evil enough to try. Very scary - heartbreaking.One crazed mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873085253600643761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-23240083157901602872011-12-07T06:05:53.703-08:002011-12-07T06:05:53.703-08:00your words left me speechless and the thought of h...your words left me speechless and the thought of her speaking to our youth leaves me with goosebumps.<br /><br />amazingCrooked Eyebrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754463519916418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-62950228752313661152011-12-06T20:53:32.283-08:002011-12-06T20:53:32.283-08:00I'm so very glad she survived that horriblenes...I'm so very glad she survived that horribleness and was there with you today and I'm sure that she enjoyed your cookies more than you'll ever know. Even just the thought... ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044279582701415786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-78399224763894780862011-12-06T20:51:55.800-08:002011-12-06T20:51:55.800-08:00Wow. Just wow. I've been to the holocaust muse...Wow. Just wow. I've been to the holocaust museum in DC and that is a powerful & moving experience, but nothing like what your students experienced today.Barihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677387733194492488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-2932892099517598972011-12-06T19:10:28.455-08:002011-12-06T19:10:28.455-08:00you will hold that class time in your heart foreve...you will hold that class time in your heart forever. wow. you are an awesome teacher for making history come to life.Abra Clampitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12306231921509668667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-68229124928395425162011-12-06T18:32:45.044-08:002011-12-06T18:32:45.044-08:00Wow, what a wonderful experience for your students...Wow, what a wonderful experience for your students.The Many Thoughts of a Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261949837343560602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-25051300416364961412011-12-06T15:50:13.874-08:002011-12-06T15:50:13.874-08:00Oh, tears stung my eyes as I read this. What a pow...Oh, tears stung my eyes as I read this. What a powerful moment that must have been.<br /><br />StephStephanie Wilson she/her @babystephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703122439142892617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-45530648112667516692011-12-06T14:09:07.984-08:002011-12-06T14:09:07.984-08:00Oh wow. What an amazing moment for you AND for yo...Oh wow. What an amazing moment for you AND for your students. I still remember walking through the Holocaust museum in DC and how you could have heard a pin drop because nobody had any words to say as we walked through, holding our breaths at the history displayed before our eyes. I hope we never forget history like this, because it should never, ever happen.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208781709481476497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-16889923052427887862011-12-06T14:01:06.118-08:002011-12-06T14:01:06.118-08:00I'm bawling. I'm so glad that you and your...I'm bawling. I'm so glad that you and your students were able to hear her powerful story.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957945384816049759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-63993664123124655922011-12-06T13:35:05.911-08:002011-12-06T13:35:05.911-08:00This just gave me goosebumps! Those students are l...This just gave me goosebumps! Those students are lucky to have you set up something so meaningful for them.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698215169060506496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-36081844160083954422011-12-06T12:21:56.637-08:002011-12-06T12:21:56.637-08:00You're good at this. (This being teaching, wri...You're good at this. (This being teaching, writing, living, etc.)Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795756912910835287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-46402503862927441932011-12-06T12:16:14.506-08:002011-12-06T12:16:14.506-08:00How brave of that woman to continue to share her s...How brave of that woman to continue to share her story. What an impact she - and you - made today. Awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-71212705752208509812011-12-06T11:52:52.794-08:002011-12-06T11:52:52.794-08:00Wonderful! beautiful post and beautiful thing to h...Wonderful! beautiful post and beautiful thing to have her talk to your students.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13478272444205279342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-56019492339912544522011-12-06T10:09:01.892-08:002011-12-06T10:09:01.892-08:00What an amazing gift for your students.
I visited...What an amazing gift for your students.<br /><br />I visited Auschwitz and Birkenau with my husband several years ago and, like you, it was incredible. Obviously not in a "wow!" tourist kind of way, but the energy seeping from every corner of those camps still takes my breath away. It was certainly one of the most emotionally-charged days of my life.AJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342970280451304465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-68626795139953948902011-12-06T09:59:30.050-08:002011-12-06T09:59:30.050-08:00I am totally in tears.
And I am so glad that your ...I am totally in tears.<br />And I am so glad that your students "got this" and the day and the experience.<br /><br />I have been to the holocaust museums in both Los Angles and Washington DC, and in DC there where bunks from Auschwitz. And I stood there, starting and realizing the real people who had slept there, died there, been marched to their death from there. Heartbreaking, the enormousness and the tragedy.<br /><br />And it CAN happen again (Serbia, Rowanda...). Hopefully, these kids will remember and take it forward and make sure that it doesn't.InTheFastLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691830067979224059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-13579180892291817742011-12-06T09:57:29.217-08:002011-12-06T09:57:29.217-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.InTheFastLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691830067979224059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2667216505702880938.post-64581240485900498942011-12-06T09:22:55.620-08:002011-12-06T09:22:55.620-08:00One of my strongest memories of school is when Eli...One of my strongest memories of school is when Eli Wiesel came to visit. It was amazing. We had read Night. He made history real like nothing else can to preteen/teen. <br /><br />What a great experience you were able to set up for your students! I'm glad they responded so well.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02334294622875783184noreply@blogger.com