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We all knew how devastating COVID-19 was to education around the world. But we’re just now getting our first real glimpse into exactly how devastating the pandemic was, and continues to be, on the academic…
It’s been two full years since we were all introduced to the word “coronavirus” and the concept of social distancing and the fashion do’s and don’ts of face masks. It seems and feels so long…
Understatement of the century: Being a teenager is not fun. We’ve all been through it–the raging hormones and mood swings, the stress of balancing school and work responsibilities, the cliques and school “hierarchies”, the pressure…
From the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, October 1, 2021: “After implementing first-in-the-nation school masking and staff vaccination measures, California becomes the first state to announce plans to require student vaccinations – adding the…
Remember the good old days…like, a few months ago…when COVID case numbers were falling, when people were out and about and enjoying themselves again, when things were so close to being back to normal? I…
Here we are again. Just when we thought COVID-19 was behind us, it’s back with a vengeance. The Delta variant has proven to be highly contagious, and new variants are most likely not far behind.…
Remember last summer, when we posed a very similar question about whether parents should send their kids back to school? In fact, it was just over a year ago when Decision Time: Should Parents Send…
Has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the course of learning forever? It’s a complicated question with many layers to examine, but it is probably fair to say that the answer is yes. Does that mean that…
We’ve heard it what feels like a million times now…kids were forced to learn at home at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and for much of the following year. We know that some students…
Before March of 2020, only seasoned homeschoolers could really provide an opinion on whether they considered the education format to be a favorable experience. And, of course, since homeschooling families generally opt to take that…
We’re entering the home stretch of the 2020-21 school year, which may mark the end of widespread virtual/distance/remote/at-home/whatever-else-you’d-like-to-call-it learning. While public and private school administrators (and lots of parents, for that matter) may be dancing…
We’re about nine months into what feels like an eternity living in the COVID-19 world. By now, we’re all well aware of social distancing and can subconsciously feel when someone is too close to us…