With Groundhog Day rapidly approaching, I have an assignment for you. As we all know, school does not cancel for a holiday such as Groundhog Day, but I want to know what schools do to celebrate it. Do students learn about the origin of Groundhog Day, or maybe color in pictures of a groundhog seeing his shadow? Find out how prevalent Groundhog Day is in a school’s curriculum on Feb 2, or whether it passes by like any other day. Do the kids know who Punxsutawney Phil is? Do they know what it means if the Groundhog sees its shadow, or vice versa? Does anyone even care? Find out. If the tradition is not being kept alive, ask yourself why. Is Groundhog Day falling out of fashion? In twenty years, will anyone really care? Grab quotes from anyone who has anything to say- teachers, students, parents, young kids, old kids. What will the significance of Groundhog Day be when these students are older? Make sure to actually go down to the school- I want to see these kids in action. Ready….GO!
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