I am trying to make my peace with the likely fact that instead of drafting a new novel this summer, my mind will be mostly taken up by thinking about how to do online education better, how to keep the kids engaged and happy and healthy, how to support my community through a pandemic. I’d […]
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Organizing classes takes time and executive function, and there is only so much of it I can do. If I were going to offer some online classes in the next month, which of these are you interested in? (mark all that interest you) a) 45-60 minute cooking class (through Maram Makerspace) b) 45-60 minute textile
I don’t usually post photos of the back of my house, do I? It’s lovely, thanks to the good work of architect David Muriello and general contractor Pam Whitehead, even if it does appear to have been partly swallowed up by a giant (and very Covid-overpriced) POOL (purchased on eBay). The whole right section bump-out
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It’s been interesting seeing contractors working around town — some don’t wear masks, some bring a mask and ask if you want them to wear it, some are wearing masks when they show up. The HVAC guys installing our new furnace / AC unit all showed up wearing masks today, which ought to tell you
Rough day yesterday. The altercation with the park district guy was pretty upsetting — I generally prefer to follow the rules unless I have a very good reason to break them (in D&D terms, while I’m chaotic good at heart, I’m happy to play lawful good most of the time). So being in conflict with
Super weird being out in the world again — was in downtown Chicago for a sekrit photo shoot. I did not wear a mask for the actual shoot. Weird being naked-faced around (masked) strangers.
An e-mail that Tulane sent out to its entire student body. For context, Tulane is in New Orleans, and I’ll note that even all the way back in April, one of my Black students had already lost 4 relatives in New Orleans to Covid-19. Please keep the racial demographics in mind as you read this
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I just wanted to note for Americans that even if your school / university is currently telling you that it plans to be somewhat in-person in the fall, I think it EXTREMELY LIKELY that they will go to full remote either before school starts, or partway through the semester, once a classroom outbreak occurs. I’ve
So grateful my instructional designer friend Amanda Chablani took the time to write this guidance up for those of us looking at fall semester — parents, teachers, students: ****** “I’m an Instructional Designer in my professional life and a parent to two kids in D97 (one rising K, one rising 4th). I was asked by Carollina Song
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Parents are in ongoing discussions here about whether our schools should re-open in the fall. (Current estimated cost for reopening D97 is $11.5 million. If schools don’t try to re-open, and we redirect even some of that money towards supplemental childcare through the Park District, addressing tech inequities for kids in need, and hiring additional
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