The Blind Side

This weekend Chris and I went and saw the Blind Side so I could code it for a project (Yes it took us THAT long to see it....I know it is coming out on video like this week). We basically thought this movie was amazing and really touching. It actually hit really close to home and I swear I did not make it more than five minutes without a new patch of tears. Chris served his mission in Chicago and spent a good amount of time covering Cabrini Green-which is one of the last true "projects" in the US. So obviously this movie struck close to home. He had decided, before we even met that it was really important to him to foster troubled youth. Change gears to my story- my school district participated in the voluntary busing program for basically my entire life. How this works is that any student from a failing school in the city of St. Louis (AKA ALL of them) can come to a school in the suburbs that is not failing. This all originated in the 70's because the NAACP claimed that St. Louis schools were still segregated and brought it to court. I was just talking to my dad this weekend about how this program changed my perspective on basically everything having to do with poverty and education and that I honestly felt this experience was one of the single greatest things I gained from my public education (my dad, being a true republican through and through was highly distraught by this comment- why would we spend money on a stranger education? I think his exact words were "maybe they should raise property taxes in the City to fix there own schools and not take my money"-thank you Rush).
I seriously was so inspired by this movie. It has always been, since seeing the effects of poverty on my friends, one of my lie goals to foster/ adopt kids from poverty. The entire time I was watching this movie I just kept thinking "She is living my dream! Look at what a difference one family can make!" I seriously reccommed this movie to anyone and everyone, but bring tissues!