tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10235575.post1925735336745989539..comments2024-02-04T15:48:48.193-05:00Comments on Adventures in Applied Math: Nine ElevenRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927630155994067676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10235575.post-5355936586156436022009-09-26T17:55:45.460-04:002009-09-26T17:55:45.460-04:00I was doing therapy with kids, one of whom was a g...I was doing therapy with kids, one of whom was a gang member and kind of rowdy that day. When the time was up, I dismissed the group and headed to the school office, where I saw the staff there still working, but with shocked facial expressions.The TV sound was very low. Twice they showed the twin towers being hit before I had to head down the hall to get my next group. A kid was running down the hall screaming.."Do it again...do it again" as if he had seen a video game. He had glimpsed the twin towers clip on the office TV, although most students knew nothing about what was going on. The principal had to bring him back to the office to call his parents, but they could not be contacted. Someone in the office sat with him, in room that had no TV. I wanted to call my own kids, and bring them to my house, but I had to stay at work do therapy groups instead and keep the students calm.It was a hard day. This particular school rarely felt safe, but that day, it seemed that no public building was safe.Marvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08283967877798753678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10235575.post-4084921701713018202009-09-12T17:37:42.203-04:002009-09-12T17:37:42.203-04:00I was house/pet sitting for a family that has gone...I was house/pet sitting for a family that has gone on vacation (school hasn't started for me yet as I was on a quarter system, and I had just gotten laid off from my job due to the 2001 recession). I fed all the pets and spent the morning outside with the dog, and only later turned on the TV. And then I sat in disbelief glued to the news for hours instead of making job inquiries like I had planned.ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.com