I Feel the Steam But I Hear No Crack

At what price comes security?

I often brag to people that I feel safer in Kigali than I do Atlanta. But at what price am I paying for it here? I ofter comment about the quick turn around the country has made from its recent horrific past but there are still many skeletons in the closet. NYT just published a great piece describing the current challenges and the fairly oppressive way they are being dealt with here.

The article does a great job of summarizing many of the issues so I want to point you toward that. A good question is posed by the article, oppressive regimes are never sustainable but how long will it last or will things change here?

I have one good example I can give you. So I am teaching a new course this term called General Paper. Its great, I love it, I get to teach about AIDS, climate change, domestic violence, equal rights and the East African Community. I let the students choose what they wanted to learn for the other 5 weeks of class. Take a guess at what made it into the top 5 in both my classes..... REVOLUTION!

I know its just a couple of my classes but these kids ears are open. As I am pondering ways to teach my kids about revolutions, I don't think I'm the only one in the country with the word revolution on my lips.