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Eloquence & Passion

It was late. My husband sat on the couch, finally eating his dinner after a long day at work. I chatted him up from the love seat, sharing the daily details of our kids and home. I told him about the toad my daughter found in the flower bed and how my son actually cleaned a bathroom. Then, the conversation shifted to the #MarchForOurLives, and he asked a serious question. "Do you really think those kids are doing it all? The writing and the planning and stuff?" "Yeah. I really think they are. I think the world is finally seeing teenagers the way we teachers see them every day. It's amazing, right?" It was an important question he asked, one on the minds of so many adults and possibly even other teens at this moment. Are the students from Parkland that eloquent? That energized? That persuasive? Yes. Yes, they are. I'm sure there are many adults assisting them with the logistical aspects of planning the grand scale events they've pulled off. I...