Back to School - Pivoting, Grace, and Hope for the Future

It's no mystery to anyone the stress surrounding back to school this year. The kids, the parents, the teachers, the administrators - we are all feeling it. Whether facilitating distance learning, a social-distanced classroom, or combinations of both - it's all new, uncharted, and with challenges. Vice Principal Lindsey Howe talks with us about what it looks like at her schools. What have the challenges been? How can parents team with schools for a successful year? What are ways we can help our kids adapt?

Parenting, Education, HealthNancy MettlerAugust 25, 2020back to school, education, school, parenting, educators, pivoting, pivot, grace, hope, pandemic, safety, elementaryComment

Back to School - Or Not?

It's not easy. Concerns about health and wellbeing. Concerns about academic rigor. Concerns about social and mental health. Concerns about getting people back to work and surviving financially.

There is a lot for both families and educators to consider about the transition back to school this year. Much as with everything else about this time - it looks different all over the country.

Duality exists with both wanting to stay safe and wanting to get back to school. And that's okay.

I hope that with this you can feel heard. That you can accept your decision or make progress in coming to one. That we can see and accept the decisions of our neighbors and friends with understanding.

Self Hosted, Health, Parenting, FamilyNancy MettlerJuly 29, 2020back to school, school, distance learning, home school, pandemic, teachers, educators, public health, mental healthComment