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Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

Laurie Levy

ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11:TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND CARING

ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11:TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND CARING

ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11:TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND CARING

2001-2002 School Year On the anniversary of 9/11 every year, I think of the power of community and caring. My memory of that day is forever linked to the early childhood educators of Cherry Preschool, who were a caring community trying to manage their own terror to shield young children and comfort their families. Those kids are now adults. I doubt they have any memory of the day at all, but my colleagues and I at Cherry Preschool will never forget it. Because it was what w

Sep 11

Twenty-Four Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring

Twenty-Four Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring

Twenty-Four Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring

On this 24th anniversary of 9/11, I’m lamenting the loss of community and caring I felt in the aftermath of the attack. My memory of that...

Sep 11, 2025

Twenty-Three Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring

Twenty-Three Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring

Twenty-Three Years Later: Trying to Remember the Power of Community and Caring

Welcome to Cherry Preschool 2001 On this 23rd anniversary of 9/11, I’m lamenting the loss of community and caring I felt in the aftermath...

Sep 11, 2024

Fifteen Years Ago: September 11 at Preschool

Fifteen Years Ago: September 11 at Preschool

Fifteen Years Ago: September 11 at Preschool

Welcome to preschool Published in ChicagoNow, September 11, 2016 What follows is an excerpt from my book Terribly Strange and Wonderfully...

Sep 11, 2016

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