Here we go!

Tomorrow is August, and that typically means the beginning to a school year.  And Oh! what a school year it is to be.  Like one we have never experienced before.

As we think about our students, safety is our priority, of course.  However, we also must keep in mind learning--as that is the reason the new year begins.

Instead of getting caught up in the things that our students missed without in-school learning last spring, let's think about what we as teachers always have done; let's meet our students where they are and move them forward.  We don't have to worry about teaching a third of the content from the grade before us. Let's pick them up where they are and move them into new thinking, into new content.

2020 is one that will always be remembered, we know that.  Let's not burden our students by making them feel behind or like they aren't ready for their new grade.  Let's build them up, and build them into students with knowledge and understanding.  It is what is best, and it will relieve the pressure on them--and you. 

Good luck in 2020 whether it be in-person, online, or a little bit of both!