But after meeting every evening with the trip organizers and us to talk about what they did during the day, they begin moving intellectually from what they thought they accomplished to struggling with questions about genuine social reform that can't be answered on a spring break. To help them understand that it's natural to be overwhelmed. I like them to leave Washington with a taste of that, and perhaps with feelings of positive anger at the way things are. Back at their schools, decisions to get involved, or more involved, are often made. In Washington, spring break learning is not about tests, homework, grades or other illusory measurements of growth.
Spring breaks are about breakthroughs.
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