A Community Rebounds

It was a tough day teaching in Rogers today. With the tornado and events of the weekend that turned a bustling, growing community upside down and maker of national news, the students were exhausted, excitable and mellow at the same time.

The students handled the day and dealing with the aftermath of the storm pretty well - I think they were happy to be at school and not at home so they could talk about it. The difficulty of the situation is, however, that there is such a range in the extent that people's lives were affected. Some students are literally 'homeless' and others hardly knew it rained on Saturday evening. It's hard to honor the emotion and sentiment of almost 40 kids each hour, regulate the ups and downs and still teach them.

With adversity comes growth, and we'll all grow from this.