What I’ve Learned
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What I’ve Learned

  What I’ve learned in the last three months of remote learning. Running a school is hard. Running one from home multiplies the difficulty.Running a school from home maximizes some…
The Perfect Space
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The Perfect Space

  For some educators, our schools serve as the perfect space. For many, they don’t.   For some students, our schools serve as the perfect space. For many, they don’t.…
Invisible
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Invisible

When George Floyd was murdered on May 25, it was captured on film and became visible to the world.  Outrage is the normal reaction to this visible act.  We need…
Time to Prepare
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Time to Prepare

  While we don’t want to think about the likelihood, it might be a distinct possibility that we begin the 2020-2021 school year in remote learning. And if we do,…
Listen
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Listen

In any interaction, we may not know what burden another person is carrying.We should try to understand where the other person is coming from.It is difficult because we can never…
Action
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Action

  The change isn’t going to happen overnight. It will happen the next time each of us stands up to racism. It will happen the next time a police officer…
Continue
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Continue

  It's hard to know exactly what to say, but I know that I must stand up and say something. My privilege requires it. We are broken. We’ve always been…
September?
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September?

  One question keeps coming up over and over again: Will we be back in September?   Right now, schools are planning for two contingencies. One in which we return…
Design Your Own PD
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Design Your Own PD

  For years, we have heard the complaints. Not enough....Too much....It could have used some....I could have done without .... Each of us serves as an Expert on PD. Simply…
Hope, Love, and Gratitude
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Hope, Love, and Gratitude

  Standing in the parking lot of school, I watched as cars approached, and parents got out to retrieve their children’s materials which were thrown into bags after sitting unattended…