On October 28th, Catharine Blaine had a power outage, which we later found out was singled to our school, and that it was all from the electrical system. When the lights and the clock went out that morning, we were celebrating because there was a chance of school being canceled for the rest of the day. We later found out that it was not fun to have the power out, because it was very cold in the school. But on the plus side and that we would hopefully be able to come back the next day, and we would be able to have a normal Ish day. But the thing we didn’t think about was that we were and are living in luxury. think about it, only 100-200 years ago electrical, heating, and lighting were for only the rich, and for the people who could afford it, even then, the electrical was very sad compared to what we have now, and there was about 8-10% in the 1900-1910, and only about 35% of what we have now in 1920-1930. But on the lower note, teachers felt helpless because pretty much all of the resources, like the projector, the computers, and the lights so they could write on the whiteboard were all out. I interviewed some of the teachers here to see what they thought about the power outage.
I interviewed Ms. Gifford, and Ms. Boswell asked them to describe the power outage in 2 words, and what their initial reaction to immediately after the power went out. Ms. Gifford mentioned that it was both chilly and a big feeling of panic. From what I experienced, Ms. Gifford mentioned 2 of the things that were very relevant to the first paragraph. Teachers being scared because they couldn’t use the projector, the Wi-Fi was out, and it was starting to get very cold, very quickly. But one of the words that Ms. Boswell mentioned was that it was fun, she thought that it would be a different learning experience, and that it could also be a break from the teaching society, but she also said that she felt a little unsure, because again the power went out, and the school relies on electricity to be able to do the most simple things.
Out of two teachers I spoke with, I could tell that they felt hopeless in a way that would have probably been made fun of, or thought that it was very selfish that we felt this way, only 100 years ago, and people would probably mention us having nice which I find interesting because in a certain amount of years, we might not even have to deal with this mess, and we might be able to find a way to make it so we will never lose power, which would be a miracle! In total I found that everybody, including kids, was either extremely excited, or devastated, and hopeless.
In conclusion, kids and teachers struggled with the power outage on October 28th, with no lights, no heating, and no Wi-Fi, which felt unacceptable, because it was singled to Catharine Blaine.
