Moment of Silence

This is a flashback moment.....

My grade school tried implementing this almost 30 years ago. Ours was a minute. Time that for yourselves and see how long it is.

The students got rid of it by pointing out that the best times for the moment of silence was during the time you're getting ready to leave the house or walking to school. Not when you were already at school.

You can listen to the birds chirp, the leaves rustle, the rain fall, and the snow land (you can, really), when you're walking to school. And, yes, I walked to school from kindergarten all the way through Senior year in High School. And I did a lot of thinking before I met up with friends.

But, if the day is hectic and you need a moment to "collect your thoughts," then fine. But, it should be on a personal, needed level. Not when you're being told to.

Jam it back in, in the dark.