Rachel

“And the only answer I know is
That no child should give up on life.
Math deals in absolutes.
But life is the most absolute of all.”
― Terri Fields, After the Death of Anna Gonzales

“Since September,
I sat one seat behind Anna in algebra.
Passed papers to her every day.
Studied for tons of tests together.

Though it often seemed impossible,
Eventually,
We always found the unknown for X.

But not this time.
This equation
Bounces against my brain.
And sneers at all attempted answers.

I know I'll re-examine the variables,
And reanalyze the unknowns, maybe forever.
But
It won't matter.

Because, Anna-
I know I'll never figure out Y.

Y you didn't want to live-
And Y I never noticed.”
― Terri Fields, After the Death of Anna Gonzales

“Do not indoctrinate your children. Teach them how to think for themselves, how to evaluate evidence, and how to disagree with you.”
― Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

“Don’t just teach your children to read…
Teach them to question what they read.
Teach them to question everything.”
― George Carlin