My family made it through day 1 of full day virtual public school education today. It was stressful, but with organization and patience, we got through it. Oh, that and a colossal dose of good fortune and privilege. My kids are not affected with a disability and have two parents who can work from home, are computer savvy, can provide them each with a quiet room to work and a comfortable workstation with strong wifi, can afford to live in a school district that is progressive, equity-minded, and with sufficient resources to hand out free touch screen chromebooks to every single kid, and put enough food on the table so that they can focus their energy on learning and not hunger...the list goes on.
I am humbled by our situation and thinking hard about the many families around the U.S. and the world that are struggling tremendously because they are missing even one of those components through no fault of their own.
Inequity in educational outcomes will surely be exacerbated because of this mess. It makes my heart ache and wish, once again, for the kind of national leadership that would focus it's energy on helping Americans in need get through this terrible time, rather than denying there's a problem or pretending inequities don't exist or worse, don't matter.
Ingrid
1 comment:
Truly, we have much to be grateful for. Well said! And here's to voting for benevolent leadership in 2020!
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