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COVID And Learning Loss
Don’t get me wrong, I understand why we are not in person schooling yet. The safety of our students, their families, and our staff is far too important to risk, and I am extremely glad to have a governor who took a strong stance in the face of neglectful politicians. But to say that our… Continue reading
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Back in the saddle
Even with all the masks, face shields, social distancing, and awkward conversations, it feels great to be back in person. I didn’t realize how much I missed working with students in a face to face until I started doing so today. I’m sure I have said this before, but I cannot stand distance learning. There Continue reading
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Grad School (Again)
I didn’t want to put this out in the open until my application was fully in the hands of the prospective university I would like to attend, but my anxiety is creating a mess of mental difficulties that I feel compelled to put on paper. Originally, my intent was to wait until next fall when Continue reading
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Veteran’s Day and Elections
They were willing to walk through the checkpoints of armed soldiers, armored vehicles, and random searches of their person and belongings. They were willing to die to vote. Continue reading
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The Switch (Finally)
For almost three years now, I have been talking about switching my blog from Blogger to WordPress. I think the whole process felt overwhelming every time I did research on how to transfer the blog and domain. There was always a list of steps with a bunch of technical acronyms and e-jargon that would intimidate Continue reading
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Hybrid Teaching
With the first week of hybrid teaching under my belt, I can officially say that I am exhausted and excited at the same time. This week has been great. Being around people and being social were things that I sorely needed. I could never have continued online teaching as a full time job. However, everything Continue reading
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Impending Announcement.
Tomorrow (July 30th) is the day that the Minnesota governor will be announcing his recommendations for opening schools this upcoming school year. To say that I am worried would be an understatement. I am not sure I am mentally prepared for another bout of online teaching and learning. The last semester took such a toll Continue reading
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What is Equity in Education?
Equity is a topic that has been on everyone’s minds and lips lately and it has caused quite a lot of debate about what the term actually means. Here is the prevailing definition: Equity is the purposeful unequal distribution of resources in order to obtain equal outcomes. At first glance, that statement seems unfair. When Continue reading
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Summer
Well, we made it. Just like that the school year ended not with a bang but with silence. Time has warped so bad that it took me three days to notice that it was even summer break. But even as my conscious mind sat unaware or the time, my body clearly understood. The weight that Continue reading
The Life Argotic 