150 Years Later: Gettysburg and The New Fight

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150 Years Later: Gettysburg and The New Fight

As a remembrance of the bloody civil war, there are ten days of events planned in Gettysburg this year. One hundred and fifty years ago, two sides clashed in open farm fields in a rural area of Pennsylvania. Bodies stacked, brothers killed each other, friends fought, friends protected each other, men screamed, men fell silent, men were crippled, crushed, and died. The horror should never be forgotten or minimized.

Growing up in the South provides me with a different perspective of these...

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[Robert Heiny]

I too remember living and working in the South. Memories of the War Between the States were told by students in higher ed about grandfathers fighting to the death, including in Franklin. It was humbling to hear these stories in the face of such scars, some still raw as you and your sibs took part in desegregating schools.

I agree another epic struggle is underway. This time, it's between the forces of advancing electronic communication technology and those who use it without understanding the impact of its language on their life. I call it a transition time with unknown outcomes. Historians tell me this kind of struggle occurs about every 100 years.

Teachers are on the front line of the current struggle, or at least of a wide ranging disagreement about what "liberty" means in the face of advancing technology. And they appear poorly prepared for the increasing technical-scientific era that goes with increasingly rapid electronic advances.

Your question seems appropriate for educators, also, "are you fighting this war, looking on in horror, or burying your head?"

Thanks for the reminders.