In February of 2020, I used CNN 5 Things email in the classroom as a discussion piece and quick write warm-up. Coronavirus was something happening in a country on the other side of the world.
A month later, on March 11th, the Houston Rodeo canceled the rest of the season of concerts and carnival fun. Coronavirus was something happening in a country on the other side of the world… but the rodeo? Houston’s sacred spring event?
This is how I knew it was real. This is how I knew to be scared.
Last night, on March 1, I attended the rodeo with my teacher bestie who was gifted tickets to watch Keith Urban.
It was weird. It was funny. It felt good.
Below is a picture Ms. Garcia captured of me Googling “breakaway roping” because “WOW. That teacher life, Decker. You’re conducting RESEARCH at the rodeo?! The national rules of… Wow.”
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Love this! Have been talking with my students about my feelings about March being here since it’s when the world changed two years ago, and last year it was a frantic race to get vaccinated to see loved ones. Glad you could reflect on it all and have a bit of closure!
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Yes! It was closure indeed!!
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It seems that something becomes real when it hits close to home and disrupts our normalcy.
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Research is everywhere…even at the rodeo! How did we ever do anything without our phones?!?
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