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Day 75 of AY20-21: being remote is starting to wear on folks

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Thursday was day 75 of our pandacademic year. We are only about 3/7ths of the way through the year as our year ends in mid-July. I was leading the morning meeting and I immediately started with announcements. Building off of yesterday’s announcement…

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Day 74 of AY20-21: palindrome day

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Wednesday morning we had low turnout for the morning meeting with only eight Learners showing up. Facilitator Lauren started the meeting by asking if anyone had any announcements. We decided to give the announcements at the beginning of the meeting a try…

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Who convinced who that fighting Covid-19 was unnecessary?

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Central Texas schools operating as sites of infection Last week, Dr. Mark Escott of Austin Public Health shared some shocking Covid-19 positivity rates in school-age children. The positivity rates for elementary, middle, and high school students were 19.8%, 27.1%, and 20.2%, respectively;…

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Day 73 of AY20-21: autonomy and the option to not show up (or leave)

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This past weekend we hosted a virtual information session and open house. Five families dropped in to learn about Abrome and Self-Directed Education, and one has already followed up with some admission specific questions. We were thrilled to have so many families…

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Day 72 of AY20-21: Check-in and Change-up day

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The pandemic blues continue Friday morning came and I checked the pandemic numbers and they are getting no better, but at least they seem to have plateaued, even if temporarily. It’s pretty apparent that we are not going to have any hope…

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Day 71 of AY20-21: a good day

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As we entered into the second half of the cycle we noticed that Learners were beginning to fall off of some of the calls. At the morning meeting only eight Learners joined the three Facilitators. Facilitator Lauren started the meeting off with…

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Day 70 of AY20-21: hump day for the week and cycle

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Wednesday was day 70 of the pandacademic year, and the halfway mark (day 8 of 16) of the cycle. As Learners and Facilitators oined the call there was a fun conversation about flamingos. At 10:00 a.m., Facilitator Ariel opened the morning meeting…

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Day 69 of AY20-21: gathering for Among Us

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Tuesday was day 69 of the pandacademic year and I wanted to get the day started off in a fun way by asking a different type of prompt for the morning meeting. I asked each Learner to share their gnarliest injury ever….

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Day 68 of AY20-21: a busy Monday

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Morning meeting On Monday morning we were eager to jump into the morning meeting to start off the week. In fact, the young Learner who showed up for the first time during this remote cycle on Friday was so eager to engage…

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Day 67 of AY20-21: remote, but grateful

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And local schools are still open … Day 67 was our last day of our first week of 2021, and it was the first entirely remote week of our pandemic year. With the numbers continuing to rise in the Austin area, and…

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Day 66 of AY20-21: processing feelings after a difficult first week of 2021

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Early Thursday morning I shared with Facilitators and guardians an Instagram post by our friend Abby from ALC-NYC on ways that we could support young people in the aftermath of Wednesday’s events. I also informed the Learners and guardians that we would…

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Day 65 of AY20-21: no big deal, just an attempted coup

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I entered into Wednesday with much disappointment about the state of American society. Wednesday was not necessarily unique in that regard, as it has been a sense that I’ve had many times over during the past eight years, and a sense that…

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Day 64 of AY20-21: being remote together and separate, online and off

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Morning meeting time We headed into Tuesday hoping to build on the positive first day of our pandemic-induced, fully remote experience for cycle five (assuming Central Texas doesn’t miraculously begin to take the pandemic seriously in the next couple of days). Facilitator…

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Day 63 of AY20-21: our first day of 2021

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Monday was our first day of the week, our first day of the fifth cycle of the pandacademic year, and it was the first day of 2021. It was also our first day being entirely remote as the county moved to risk…

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