Rejecting normal Society is burnt out and eager to regain a sense of normalcy after two years of the pandemic. At least that is the message we are fed each day by the media, government agencies, politicians, and opportunists. And their proposed…
read moreOn Wednesday, March 31st, I started my day off by dropping by the cell that I was not in to drop off some items with Facilitator Lauren. While I was there one of the parents of one of the Learners showed up,…
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One year ago today, on March 30, 2020, we ‘returned’ remotely after an extended three-week spring break that allowed us time to better understand the threat of the burgeoning Covid-19 pandemic. Given the rapid spread of the disease; concerns of medical systems…
read moreYesterday, unfortunately, Emily Oster’s latest essay “Your Unvaccinated Kid Is Like a Vaccinated Grandma” was published in The Atlantic. The subtitle declared, “Parents should bet on vacations with their kids this summer.“ I’ll explain why this essay being published is so unfortunate…
read moreTrending toward stage level four On Sunday morning I sent out the weekly update to families telling them that it was likely that Austin Public Health was going to drop the city back down to risk stage level four in February, and…
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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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