Still Going . . .
It was a little more difficult to wake up today than yesterday. Much of that can be attributed to the fact that I didn’t go to bed until after 2 a.m. Today, we revisited Stephens High School where we interacted with some new students as well as some others from yesterday. We arrived early enough this morning to attend third period with some of the students. My natural selection was a History course. I was surprised how engaged “some” of these students were (of course not all). It seemed that they really wanted to be there (once again not all). I only add the caveats to avoid portraying a picture of perfection. After attending classes we were served a hardy, Arkansas high-school lunch from the lovely ladies of the cafeteria: Ms. Linda (who says whatever comes up, comes out), Ms. Patsy (who is also a twin who doesn’t mind to have fun), Ms. Urma, Ms. Debby, and Ms. Sarah. Later we traveled back to Southern Arkansas University to attend a lecture by Dr. Smith and Dr. Hattery on the affect of incarceration on the African-American Family. Once again, it was awesome to extend the opportunity for these students to experience not only the culture of a college campus, but also actively participate in the lectures as well. Tomorrow we are looking forward to meeting some of the parents of these students.
Can’t wait!!! . . .