Learning

Parents of children with disabilities are already some of the strongest, fiercest and most exhausted parent advocates for quality schools during regular ti

“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

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

My husband and I have four children. Our three oldest are what we in the special needs community call “neuro-typical” and our youngest has multiple disabil

I wish my kids loved to read. But they don’t. They don’t even like it very much. And this may present a challenge as we move forward into a pandemic that w