I have my masters in elementary education. I taught 6th grade in a self contained classroom in Pennsylvania for three years, and then I taught 4th grade in one of the top school districts in Connecticut for 6 years. I have been a swim coach for over thirty years, and I have five kids at […]
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Social Distancing Day 8: Making Schedules And Working Out At Home
Today was our 8th day of social distancing and our 8th day of not a whole lot of structure. I purposely didn’t go crazy with trying to be structured straight out of the gate because this is a lot of change at once. Massive changes like this with no warning and no time to prepare […]
Social Distancing Day 7: This Is Hard
Several women in my membership group were having a rough time today. This is hard, they said. They are right. This is hard. Change is very, very hard. It’s hard when you choose it. It’s even harder when it’s forced upon you. And it’s even harder when it’s forced upon you with literally no notice […]
Social Distancing Day 6: It’s Here
The first case of the Coronavirus was officially diagnosed in my town today. School closed last Friday. The YMCA closed last Friday. All the school and town playgrounds were officially closed a couple days ago. My family began social distancing last Thursday. And yet, in my town, people are still having playdates. People are still […]
Social Distancing Day 5: Working From Home
I am trying to be realistic with all the kids — and myself — home indefinitely. I know that some days will be good and some days will be really challenging and somedays will fall somewhere along the middle of the scale. Yesterday we had a great day. Today was not too bad, but we […]
Social Distancing Day 4: The 2020 Corona Games
Our school district is not currently set up for distance learning, so we are not worrying about anything academic right now. But I know that without any structure or boundaries at all, we will quickly spiral out of control. It happens like clockwork. So today I gave the kids some guidelines. After I made breakfast, […]