After learning about non-profit service, we toured the Clinton Library to learn about the politics of social change. The building and its collections are impressive and the opportunity to learn
about how the personal IS political regardless of your party affiliation was a good learning experience for our students. During our lunch discussion students talked about how they would use what they learned on our trip when they returned to campus. We also met with two wonderful UW-Eau Claire alumni who shared about the experience as students in the late sixties and early seventies. Thanks to them for spending time with us! We also had wonderful volunteer tour guides who shared their story of working with other teachers during the period following desegregation to improve teaching and learning for diversity. The couple are long time friends of the Clintons and shared about teaching Bill Clinton in High School. We were motivated by their personal story of using their careers as teachers to make change. As we were leaving the library one of the volunteers stopped me to tell me that she was so impressed with our group. She said we were one of the best groups of students they've ever had. I couldn't agree more!
We headed to Memphis after our full day of learning. We got one more day left. What an amazing journey we've had!
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