An excerpt from an article that I feel discribes the essence of the shooting in Tuscon ...what or why Jared Loughner acted out in a fatal shooting that left 6 dead and 14 wounded.:
Victim Remembers Chaos, Then Kindness
Jan 14, 2011
US News
"Ms. Simon taught English for 25 years at a Tucson middle and high school—the same ones where the Jared Lee Loughner was a student.
She didn't know him, but knew students like him, she said—angry and isolated students who needed help. She told Mr. Obama and his wife that more needs to be done to help teachers help students like Mr. Loughner.Ms. Simon said that she will devote herself to the same goal when she recovers.
Before leaving the hospital, she went to see Ms. Giffords, who squeezed her hand. "She will be back in the saddle," she said of Ms. Giffords.
And so will Ms. Simon. She said the bullet wounds she now has will give her credibility with the veterans she works with in her job.
On Friday, Ms. Simon plans to go to the office and have what she said will be an emotional reunion with her staff. And then she is going to call "my Good Samaritan and say 'Thank you'."
Write to Ann Zimmerman at ann.zimmerman@wsj.com
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When I watched Ms. Simon speak these words "She didn't know him, but knew students like him, she said--angry and isolated students who needed help." Teachers need help from the larger community.
We must raise the bar on accommadating children with issues of concern.