It’s been half a year since the last “normal” day. The morning message on the board in the classroom I worked in as a behavior interventionist earlier this year. This was six months ago today and ended up being the last day of in-person school for the 2019/2020 school year. Got up. Went to work …
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A Must-Read for Educators, Parents & Pretty Much Everybody Else, Too
When everything is urgent, nothing is urgent, right? Like, urgent becomes the new normal – like the past few months, for example – and it takes something truly electrifying to shock the system. On Saturday, July 25, 2020, exactly that sort of shock was zapped into the system by Brigid Nease, Superintendent of the Harwood …
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For Once, Passing a Nice Milestone
It’s July 20. A Monday. (I had to double check that to make sure.) The year – I won’t say its name; it doesn’t deserve the recognition – is a little over half over. I’m sure that most of us will be happy to bid it farewell this winter. Not that it’ll matter. Time is …
A Contest Announcement and a Bit of Accountability
There's no way to start this piece that doesn't sound trite and/or hacky. "Life's been crazy, and I haven't kept up with blah blah blah." "Things are hard, and so many unexpected changes in my life blah blah blah." "In these trying times ..." *writer stabs self in eye* Anyway, I haven't dedicated enough (in …
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An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2020
To the Graduating Class of 2020,I’m not here to waste your time, so let’s not beat around the bush. This sucks. You’re not graduating from high school in the way you’ve spent the last dozen or so years anticipating. You’re not seated in an auditorium, gym, or park, your family, friends, and community crowded around …
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