From the Faraway Nearby

From the Faraway Nearby

I read Rebecca Solnit's The Faraway Nearby a few weeks ago, back when I got word that my students would be returning to school in-person for four days each week. I had spent the year alternating back-and-forth between remote learning and hybrid teaching, and I wanted normal. Not-staying-home-not-wearing-a-mask-not-teaching-second-grade-online-and-in-person-at-the-same-time normal. We're all in the same place; [...]

Aquí hay una vida que vivir

Aquí hay una vida que vivir

So, I'm back. Again. Life update? I've spent the past few weeks conducting a seemingly-endless stream of video chats and figuring out what works best for my students, their learning styles and their families' schedules (and what doesn't). I'm trying my hand at teaching "central message" for the first time--for the first time online, too--and [...]