Education!

It seems like it gets harder and harder to get people excited about a cause. In Asheville, we have so many empowered, passionate people, fixated on their cause whether it be to destroy any Starbucks that heads in the downtown direction or getting people excited about a presidential candidate. We all have our issue that we advocate, some people more than one, and some people have dozens.
I always feel so badly for those at school who are trying to start a new club or bring in a speaker or are just trying to get something accomplished by getting people around campus involved. It often feels like an uphill battle and when you don't get a huge turn out it can feel very taxing.
With Julie and my recent attempt at an Education Club, I could feel the weight of upholding my issue on my shoulders, especially when we got out grand total of four people! It seems discouraging, but I just keep remembering that these things take time and that we can't hold it against people who don't come. How many times have I missed a meeting or an event for something I felt strongly about for one thing or another? Everyone has their lives, everyone is busy, especially at this time of year.
We have a few outlets to reinvigorate ourselves after this minor defeat! We can first take a bit solace in the fact that the Opening Doors to Teaching program was a complete success! We had a large number of people come, the speakers were great, the food was great, it was well-organized and very beneficial for those that came.
Another point of respite--the future! So the timing is perhaps not ripe for the starting of an education club at this late point in the semester. There is hope for next semester yet! We are working on trying to get affiliated with other groups to offer more to those who would join the club. Next semester we should also have funding. We are hoping to have an end of year "celebration" to try to gather the education troops one last time before next semester and try to pass the torch since Julie will be in her professional year next year and I will be in Iceland.
So, there is hope yet! We are trying our hardest to get teachers, and we will get them no matter what!

PS: A big big thank you to all of my wonderful classmates and friends who have come to some of these events out of interest and/or support! It is so nice to see familiar faces at such events! Thanks!