Comments on: An Unexpected Pause

By: cwinwc

cwinwc — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:59:00 +0000

What a neat experience for you and Reese to share.

By: Stoogelover

Stoogelover — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:19:00 +0000

I’ve been in similar situations out here on the left coast and hardly anyone paid any attention to the national anthem. At events where the Pledge of Allegiance is said, I would guess well over half the people stand (if they stand at all) and never say a word. But then, well over half the people out here are from Mexico!

By: meowmix

meowmix — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:34:00 +0000

It’s great when you get that lump in your throat, isn’t it? I was descibing that feeling one day to a co-worker, and she replied rather caustically (I guess because she thought I was dense) that “It’s called patriotism!”

By: Brady

Brady — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:02:00 +0000

We were just talking the other night with some Swiss who did a year of high-school in the good ole US of A. They said it was the strangest thing to say the pledge of alleigance. Really… FOREIGN. Anyway, several of them had to learn the words to the NATIONAL ANTHEM and they don’t even know the words to the Swiss Hymn. They really don’t. No one knows it.

So patriotism is shown in different ways in different places.
mcdnccb

By: Thurman8er

Thurman8er — Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:57:00 +0000

One of the many weird things about the teaching profession is that I say the Pledge of Alleigance 180 times a year. It’s hard to pay attention to the words sometimes but I try to always remind myself how odd it would be to work in an office, but to stand up at 9:52 each day and salute the flag. It means something when I keep that in mind.

For the record, kids do NOT mess around in my class during the flag salute. Ever.

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