Stories

“Mr. Kelly, what happens next?” As a teacher, I have heard some version of that question countless times in different circumstances over the years. However

During World War II, riding out the Blitz in his native London, theologian and fantasy author C. S. Lewis wrote, “The war creates no absolutely new situati

I’ve seen a number of articles in recent days about whether schools and parents should prioritize remote learning while schools are closed. As a former tea

Here’s something to take our minds off occasional thoughts of the world ending—thoughts probably caused by hallucinations from inhaling the Lysol we’re spr

It is crazy to think that this Monday, for the first time in my career, my school is closed for a virus.

I have spent the week having flashbacks to a Friday in 2001 when I sobbed in my classroom. It was the middle of March and I was leaving my teaching job to

The last week was stressful for all of us educators, and the coming weeks will provide us with even more challenges, I’m sure.  This is my first year teach

Dear parents of school-age children:  Please don’t be so hard on yourself if “e-learning” at home is hard for you. Teaching is a profession, where folks go

Tough times reveal all you need to know about the soul of good people. This is coming into focus for me as the nation buckles down under strict “social dis