Admissions season for the upcoming school year has begun. I’m hearing from a few proactive, on-top-of-it people who are already looking at options for their children.
They’re asking questions about The Little Middle School, and it’s an interesting mix of past and future.
“Do you still have the same teachers you had two years ago when we first visited? Which teachers will you have next year?”
“What kind of diversity will you have?”
Read MoreThe art that people have made in quarantine is incredible.
Musicians are collaborating on complex multi-track recordings from afar — and sharing impromptu live concerts from their living rooms.
People are drawing and painting like crazy, setting up elaborate obstacle courses for their pets, and dancing up a storm.
Read MoreAs our time of social distancing continues for the foreseeable future, many of us are realizing that our old lives aren’t returning.
When my husband and I found out that the Apprenticeshop was closing for the week, we decided to leave our tiny apartment and head to my parents’ house a couple of hours away. Nearly two months later, we are still holed up with my folks and the shop still hasn’t opened.
I’m lucky that I am able to do a lot of my work online — I was doing that before the pandemic hit. But what does a choral director or orchestra conductor do? What about a massage therapist? A hair stylist? A professional athlete?
Read MoreThere comes a point in the news cycle where there’s nothing new happening, yet the flow of words and images must continue.
That’s when the news media starts reporting on stuff other people said about what could happen next.
“So-and-so predicts worst economic downturn in modern history!”
“A source says that students won’t be back to school until 2021!”
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I wrote that it’s okay if you can’t do much right now. It’s okay to be in survival mode.
But there’s another message, which is that it’s okay to have some energy and focus to accomplish things.
Not that you need my permission for anything. I’m just pointing out the truth.
Read MoreThere’s a lot going on right now. Many of us have experienced dramatic changes to our lifestyle and livelihood.
Any one of these changes would be a lot to get used to and would require a period of adjustment, and they’re all hitting at once.
On top of that, many of us are sick. And people are dying. That’s reality.
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