On the Jazz! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/12/11 | Reply
I remember where and what I was doing as the news came in as well. I guess it's like the previous generation that could tell you exactly what they were doing when Kennedy was shot.
It was a little crazy being right near DC. I was in college at the time and our campus is only like 20 minutes from Camp David, where the president retreats to in times of crisis... or on vacation lol. So were right in the restricted air space around the place and with a plane hitting the Pentagon and a plane missing in PA not far away... yeah everyone was watching the skies here.
There was one moment in class where a big truck went by and rattled the building, but for that second before it kicked in what it was, the whole room went silent and still, and it was the creepiest feeling of dread... then it kicked in and everyone kinda nerves laughed it off. And the cellphone airways were too clogged to make any calls that day, and students around there had parents who worked on DC and couldn't get a hold of them. So there was lots of nervous crying going on too. So yeah, that day was a very tense here.
it saddens me that i can't really remember but looking at footage now and documentary now it hurts a lot to watch and simply imagine what those people went through. maybe its because i can finally understand and it always makes me sad when i read stories and see interviews.
Two people, Nya~! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/11/11 | Reply
It really is crazy how so many younger children don't know about it. I remember when Bin Laden was killed and I was student teaching at the time. The whole middle school was so excited about it. They were constantly saying things like "yes! He's dead! Yes!" and all I could think was "do they even KNOW what they're talking about? Or are they just excited from the hype?" I hope that future generations continue to learn about the events that happened recently in our country and the world in addition to their history lessons.
I remember that i was in 7th grade for 9/11. The school wouldn't tell the junior high ANYTHING. We heard snippets from the high schoolers, but it wasn't until sixth period spanish class that I knew anything about it since my teacher actually turned the tv on for us.
So long as the lessons we learned as a country and a people are passed down to those like you and younger, I think we'll be fine. The important thing is to not forget, it doesn't matter where you learned about it. Be it from the actual events, or from what you read, or saw on TV.
Tveiter Tot (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/11/11 | Reply
I'm a part of the last generation to remember. My Civics teacher talked about it last year, about how all of his classes after us wouldn't remember. The sad thing is though, I don't remember either. I have a very vague memory of sitting in my mom's room and watching something about it on TV, but I know that it wasn't the same year. My sister says she remembers it but I don't remember where we were or anything. I guess we were almost five at the time. So it is important for people to share their experiences, I think, so that people who don't remember or weren't even alive can really learn about it.
Last edited by AnimeArchAngel at 10:09:50 AM CDT on September 11, 2011.
Dark Phoenix
On the Jazz! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/12/11 | Reply
I remember where and what I was doing as the news came in as well. I guess it's like the previous generation that could tell you exactly what they were doing when Kennedy was shot.
It was a little crazy being right near DC. I was in college at the time and our campus is only like 20 minutes from Camp David, where the president retreats to in times of crisis... or on vacation lol. So were right in the restricted air space around the place and with a plane hitting the Pentagon and a plane missing in PA not far away... yeah everyone was watching the skies here.
There was one moment in class where a big truck went by and rattled the building, but for that second before it kicked in what it was, the whole room went silent and still, and it was the creepiest feeling of dread... then it kicked in and everyone kinda nerves laughed it off. And the cellphone airways were too clogged to make any calls that day, and students around there had parents who worked on DC and couldn't get a hold of them. So there was lots of nervous crying going on too. So yeah, that day was a very tense here.
noirassasin
Compulsive Dreamer (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/11/11 | Reply
it saddens me that i can't really remember but looking at footage now and documentary now it hurts a lot to watch and simply imagine what those people went through. maybe its because i can finally understand and it always makes me sad when i read stories and see interviews.
NekoTenshiEmi
Two people, Nya~! (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/11/11 | Reply
It really is crazy how so many younger children don't know about it. I remember when Bin Laden was killed and I was student teaching at the time. The whole middle school was so excited about it. They were constantly saying things like "yes! He's dead! Yes!" and all I could think was "do they even KNOW what they're talking about? Or are they just excited from the hype?" I hope that future generations continue to learn about the events that happened recently in our country and the world in addition to their history lessons.
I remember that i was in 7th grade for 9/11. The school wouldn't tell the junior high ANYTHING. We heard snippets from the high schoolers, but it wasn't until sixth period spanish class that I knew anything about it since my teacher actually turned the tv on for us.
Schultzie
Getaway Driver (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/11/11 | Reply
@AnimeArchAngel:
So long as the lessons we learned as a country and a people are passed down to those like you and younger, I think we'll be fine. The important thing is to not forget, it doesn't matter where you learned about it. Be it from the actual events, or from what you read, or saw on TV.
AnimeArchAngel
Tveiter Tot (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/11/11 | Reply
I'm a part of the last generation to remember. My Civics teacher talked about it last year, about how all of his classes after us wouldn't remember. The sad thing is though, I don't remember either. I have a very vague memory of sitting in my mom's room and watching something about it on TV, but I know that it wasn't the same year. My sister says she remembers it but I don't remember where we were or anything. I guess we were almost five at the time. So it is important for people to share their experiences, I think, so that people who don't remember or weren't even alive can really learn about it.
Last edited by AnimeArchAngel at 10:09:50 AM CDT on September 11, 2011.