So… do you feel like you can’t talk about the negatives of this year? I do too. Now, we all know this school year has been far from conventional. Many of us became virtual teachers overnight. Some of us returned to semi-synchronous or synchronous instruction, and some remained online. This…

Grading. Particularly, grading in the time of COVID-19. The past year and a half in education have been insane. COVID threw us into a world of distance learning, remote teaching, and black Zoom screens. Many of us have never seen some of our students from this year. The pandemic upturned…

In the past twenty years advancing technology has led to massive changes in daily life. Public education, though slow, is catching up. Many classrooms regularly use SmartBoards, laptops, and other tools. Some older educators have found this change difficult, and their students have noticed. From speaking to modern students, it…

In the 1985 cult-classic The Breakfast Club, popular Claire, athlete Andrew, “geek” Brian, outcast Allison, and rebel Bender are in detention. Vice-principal Mr. Vernon expects them not to speak, move from their chairs, or sleep until the end of the day. The students must write a thousand-word essay on…

You’ve been hearing it for a year now: “COVID has halted education!” “COVID teachers are lazy!” “Kids aren’t learning anything doing Zoom school!” How many times have you heard these? How many times have you thought these? Whether you are a parent, teacher, or student, this year has been rough. We’ve dealt with abrupt changes, “pivoting on a…