Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer address readers’ inquiries concerning their children’s education. If you have a question, feel free to email them at [email protected]. Dear Abby and Brian, The negative aspects of the past year are obvious, but I have also been contemplating the potential silver linings, especially for school-age kids. …
In the past year, artists have been using the period of lockdown as inspiration for their music. Beyoncé’s Renaissance, for example, celebrates the freedom that was once elusive during those stagnant times. Recently, I’ve been listening to albums by Janelle Monáe, Jake Shears, and Jessie Ware that echo this sense of liberation after being cooped …
Last December, I found myself standing outside my car on a quiet street in West Baltimore, clutching a “Thinking of you” card. Alongside the elation and relief that typically accompanies the holiday season for teachers, I carried a heavy burden for one student. This student had been incredibly quiet during virtual classes, and when I …
As the stretcher was wheeled into the room, my attention was drawn away from the patient chart by the sight of a burly man in the characteristic dark-green uniform of the U.S. Border Patrol. The patient, a young woman, shivered and struggled to maintain composure while a spinal collar immobilizing her neck suggested a possible …
When the reader at my book event in Michigan approached the signing table wearing a kippah, I knew what he was about to share. He waited until most of the other guests had left before recounting his experience at the supermarket that morning. Another shopper had bumped into him with a cart, and instead of …