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Last week marked a few occasions in this ongoing saga of the pandemic.  The first included a completed week of remote learning, not only as the teacher but as the parent.  It has been a learning curve for all of us as we have worked to figure out the remote learning process that works best and how to make all the pieces fall into place.  It wasn't perfect but nothing is ever going to be....not in life and not during the middle of a crisis. Most students want to be engaged and are thrilled to have an opportunity to use Google Meets or any other video conferencing just to have an opportunity to talk to teachers and peers.  It has been enlightening to find out that students do miss the people who are a part of the school, as much as the staff does. As a teacher, I'll continue to worry about the ones I can't reach but I'll also continue to do what I can, that's all I can do. On the parent side is incredibly grateful for my daughter's teacher and the staff ...

Another week and another way to figure out how to 'survive and thrive' through the pandemic.  It's been an interesting week, to say the least... Spring break was upon us, so there was no distant learning for my child but I was walked through what my new job will be looking like during this face-to-face shut down.  And I think we'll be ok overall.  It's a total change for a lot of our families, including my one but it's one that will work out and I think we may look at education and life differently in the future. Finishing off the week was Easter, like many people, we did a virtual Easter with family.  Everyone had their own table and food and we went about it together.  It was good but different, we've always been gone for Easter so actually doing it like that wasn't much different than normal, for my family. Now we go into a week that is a learning curve for everyone involved - parents, students and teachers alike.  Monday, April 13th students i...

Well, we've made it through another week and this time quarantine got real with a Stay Home Executive Order in place for all in the State of Michigan and other places across the US and the world.  I've been able to keep the child's anxiety in check, mainly because I've worked incredibly hard to keep mine in check with her during the day. But it's hard, we all know it's not just for the greater good but for the health of everyone around us.  I don't want to be the one to make a decision on who gets medical services and who doesn't.  No one else should either so I can stay home.  Now, we do leave the house and for that I'm grateful.  I've gotten the child to start a Couch to 5k program as we were supposed to do Girls on the Run this Spring but that, like most things, has been cancelled so now we're doing it together.  She complains and whines but she does enjoy it...or at least has me believing she enjoys it.  Trying to keep her occupied has ...