Crisis Response and the Remembering of Nightlife Hample - Front Porch Republic

Crisis Response and the Remembering of Nightlife Hample - Front Porch Republic

Kankakee, IL. When Nightlife Hample grabbed Tol Proudfoot’s shotgun and headed into the woods, Tol’s day took an unexpected turn. I often see this pattern in my own special education classroom: emotional frailty quickly upends my plans and escalates into crisis. In these moments, my mind is consumed with the priorities of quickly neutralizing the threat and keeping everyone safe. But Wendell Berry’s short story, “Watch with Me” illustrates a dee…