story2525.xml
Title
story2525.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-09-11
911DA Story: Story
It was the beginning of the day. I was in my classroon teaching thr morning lesson to a group of Sixth graders, at the Mt. Pleasant Christian School Located at 6000 radeke avenue in Baltimore Maryland.
As brought forth the mornign lesson on of our school administrators came to the classroom to instruct me to prepare my students for an emergency early dismissal. I was then curious asto why an "Emergency Dismissal". My Admistrator pulled me to the side and said we are under attack by terrorist activity. For a moment i could not believe it.However in time like these I am quickly reminded that anything could happen.
My administrator then told me that I needed to find a way to gently break the new to my students. I thought aboout the issue, and continued to think. GOD showed me that this was not a time to think Anthony But to fall on our knee and began to pray to God for his mercy o our Country.
So i told my Students to begin to pray. They almost instantly asked why? I then turned on the televison that wa intstalled inmy classroom, and to my wondering eyes would appear that the USA as we knew would be nolonger. I began to cry at the glimpse of innocent, hard working american runnign jumping and screamming for their lives. My female students began to cry and the hardest most troublesome student that i had was in tears. Truly this day was a humbling experience.
We then without instruction began to pray for our nation and the individauls that were involuntarily made apart of this major travesty. we also praed for the individuals behind this henious act and ask God to change their ways, and their heart.
Before leavig the room we agin view the televison. I began to thank God for My Country and for allowing me to reside in a place where when the chip were down we would all rally togehter and help on anther. I then turned off my classroom lights and lockled my room and left the building.
Because we here in Baltimroe are so close in proximity to Washington, nd Relatively close to New York we became very scared for our own lives, garnering our families, and friends close to us to let them know that we love them and that we truly cared for them.
As brought forth the mornign lesson on of our school administrators came to the classroom to instruct me to prepare my students for an emergency early dismissal. I was then curious asto why an "Emergency Dismissal". My Admistrator pulled me to the side and said we are under attack by terrorist activity. For a moment i could not believe it.However in time like these I am quickly reminded that anything could happen.
My administrator then told me that I needed to find a way to gently break the new to my students. I thought aboout the issue, and continued to think. GOD showed me that this was not a time to think Anthony But to fall on our knee and began to pray to God for his mercy o our Country.
So i told my Students to begin to pray. They almost instantly asked why? I then turned on the televison that wa intstalled inmy classroom, and to my wondering eyes would appear that the USA as we knew would be nolonger. I began to cry at the glimpse of innocent, hard working american runnign jumping and screamming for their lives. My female students began to cry and the hardest most troublesome student that i had was in tears. Truly this day was a humbling experience.
We then without instruction began to pray for our nation and the individauls that were involuntarily made apart of this major travesty. we also praed for the individuals behind this henious act and ask God to change their ways, and their heart.
Before leavig the room we agin view the televison. I began to thank God for My Country and for allowing me to reside in a place where when the chip were down we would all rally togehter and help on anther. I then turned off my classroom lights and lockled my room and left the building.
Because we here in Baltimroe are so close in proximity to Washington, nd Relatively close to New York we became very scared for our own lives, garnering our families, and friends close to us to let them know that we love them and that we truly cared for them.
Collection
Citation
“story2525.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 13, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/12337.