Observation of Myself
The period of the quarantine— which we’re about halfway through, at least based on the presumptive start of next school year— seems to be a period of self-observation and reflection for me. With...
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It’s All on One Laptop
I’ve always believed that it’s possible to make time for things that are important to you, no matter the situation, which means I am finding time to write these days. Even with my school w...
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Getting Into the Blogging Groove
Man, I wish I’d started blogging daily on day 1. How great would it be to have a public record of the 2020 quarantine? I do have my journal entries, so at least I’ll have something to look...
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On Grief and Over-Identifying with Childhood Loss
The announcement came at 11:30 on Friday morning: New York schools would be closed for the year. It wasn’t a surprise, of course. I didn’t think I had a shred of expectation that we might ...
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5 Things I Miss, 5 Things I Don’t
I’ve been trying to get some perspective on the quarantine. I keep zooming in and out, thinking big picture (This too shall pass/I’ll wish I’d valued this time with my family) and sm...
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Virtual World, Natural World
Every day I interact with my students through a screen. I make videos of myself teaching lessons, staring at my own reflection instead of into my students’ eyes. We communicate through stilted, ...
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