“Hey, if it’s up to you about TNReady, vote “no”, because this year there are no snacks, longer recesses, or parades. Those are the only reasons I was in before. None of those happening, and I’m out” – Peter Weber, 10, student commenting on the debate over TCAP
Remember those halcyon days of yore, when we were extending grace to each other, reminding ourselves daily that this was all new, we were in this together, and many of us were learning as we went? It was widely recognized that teachers and schools were doing the best they could so patience was needed. Ah…those were the days. And to think they were only 6 months ago.
Guess what, this is all still unprecedented. No principal has ever attempted to run 2 schools simultaneously. No teacher has ever provided in-person learning to students after nearly a year of being remote. No teacher, nor administrator, has done school with the copious amount of new protocols required to keep everyone safe. Students and teachers may be returning back to school buildings, but they are not going back to the way things were.
It’s like when you go away on vacation, you try to shut your suitcase for the return trip and you can’t because it’s overflowing. You can try sitting on it, jamming things in, or you can recognize that you CONTINUE READING: HOW ABOUT A LITTLE CLARITY? – Dad Gone Wild