Back on Track

Well after yesterday’s fiasco, the Internet is up and running again. The kids did some exploration of the White House website. We also talked about Air Force One. Their enthusiasm was pretty evident through the lesson although there wasn’t as much interaction as they would have liked. There’s not much to do TO the White House website, it’s mostly reading but they did seem to like the pictures. We got into a good discussion about the secret service. One student had this realization of what having secret service protection meant and says, “You mean there are people who would die for you just because you’re president?” I thought this was quite insightful. It led us down a path I hadn’t intended but thankfully, with the functioning internet and the SB, I was able to give the kids the info they were looking for on the fly. Overall, today’s lesson turned out pretty well.