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Ending the School Year on a Blessed Note May. 28, 2021
The 2020-21 academic year is now in the books, and I am so grateful that I finished it successfully!... Read More
I Have No Social Life May. 14, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm still not attending school in person due to COVID-19. I finished my freshman year a... Read More
First Grade, Pandemic Style Mar. 13, 2021
My dearest friend has grandchildren. We are giving her daughter a day off, which is to say, a day to... Read More
Reflections on a Yearlong Battle With COVID-19 Mar. 12, 2021
A year has swiftly passed since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pande... Read More
Continuing Education During COVID-19 Dec. 17, 2020
There's no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted childhood education. In many countries, ki... Read More
Zooming Through History Sep. 20, 2020
I sat in on the Zoom call because it was my son's birthday. He refused to allow his sister's obligat... Read More
Making a List and Checking It Twice Aug. 09, 2020
Of all the things I haven't expected in my life, I didn't expect that I'd need to retake second grad... Read More
Let's Not Panic; Schools Should Reopen Aug. 06, 2020
As I write this, some schools across the country are beginning to reopen — albeit under seriou... Read More
In Pods They Trust Jul. 30, 2020
"It's a big mess," says Hollie Gesaman, a mother of two young children in Streetsboro, Ohio. She wa... Read More
Still Leaning on Society Apr. 26, 2020
Childhood enrichment has been a wash during the quarantine. Quarantine week one, about day three, I ... Read More
5 Things the Government Must Do Now to Avoid Collapse and/or Revolution Apr. 25, 2020
The COVID-19 medical and economic crisis remains mostly unaddressed by both the Republican and Democ... Read More
Racism Demands Education, Not Exile Apr. 25, 2020
The racist TikTok video that roiled a Georgia high school could have been a teachable moment. But ad... Read More
COVID-19 on the Technological Frontier Apr. 19, 2020
The first Zoom check-in with my first grader's class was a hot mess. There were close-ups of faces w... Read More
Colleges and Universities Threatened By COVID-19 Apr. 17, 2020
Some of America's most beautiful spaces — our colleges and university campuses — are clo... Read More
Help Students Skill up Apr. 16, 2020
In the past few months, we've experienced massive changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have lo... Read More
Controlling the New Normal Apr. 12, 2020
The first group of social media posts showed people overjoyed by their yoga pants. By the second wav... Read More
How Can I Cope Without Feeling Depressed These Days? Apr. 06, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 16-year-old girl, and I live with my parents, my brother and my sister. Like almo... Read More
Video Games are Distance Learning, Too Mar. 19, 2020
Seven days in a row, 19 hours a day — not counting time for meals, Snapchat and that online ma... Read More
