DHS Students Meet Madeline Albright
Decatur Metro | September 8, 2011
DHS teacher Chris Billingsley writes in…
Thirty-five DHS students had the opportunity to meet and listen to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright this morning at the Carter Center. The only invited guests were DHS students and the state winners of the Georgia Humanities Council National History Day contest. Dr. Albright spoke briefly about her career as a diplomat and her new exhibit at the Carter Center called “Read My Pins” and then answered questions from students. Her advice to young ladies trying to achieve greatness, “You must learn how to interrupt”. The students had a great experience.
Photo credit: Tony Clark of the Carter Center
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Madeleine Albright, Mr. B, DHS students….all my heroes! And, yes ladies, interrupt and speak up….just not when your mother is trying to get through to you!
I was taught not to interrupt someone when they are speaking.
I”d be willing to bet the operative word was “how” … as in learn HOW to interrupt effectively (not just “learn to interrupt). I could be wrong. Anyhow, wish somebody had introduced me to that concept when I was still in high school.
What kind of lapel pin did she don?
I don’t know what she was wearing on the day she met our students. According to my daughter, Madeleine Albright recounted her story of “sticking it to Putin”. She wore a “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” pin on a trip to Moscow during the period when Russia was putting down unrest in Chechnya. When Putin asked why she wore that pin, she answered honestly that it was an acknowledgment of her disapproval of the Russian military brutality in Chechnya.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-28/news/ct-oped-0728-mistake-20110728_1_pins-chechnya-president-putin
I have to echo the comments of others. Mr. B is bottled lightning.
Updated photo above!
My son was fortunate enough to be able to attend this trip and he and I actually got to meet her. Mr. B. is by far one of the best teachers that I know. I work in the field of education myself and Mr. B. stops at nothing to ensure that his students are exposed to the community and to the world. The pin that she wore that day was a gold flower. Her stories about her pins were very descriptive and made us feel as if we were there with her the very day that she wore them. The DHS students were all very well behaved and had a true interest in Ms. Albright as well as the exhibits at the Carter Center.