Time is on My Side

Yes, it is!

We are officially about an hour into our school at home adventure. (I say that it is a school at home for a variety of reasons that I'll post about some other time).

Anyway, we have learned a couple of things today. The biggest one is that time doesn't really matter. We have a 'schedule', however, it's not as important as it is when dealing with a big group of kids.

My 3rd grader woke up late and we forgot to schedule a time to go feed the neighbor's cats, and it doesn't matter!! I could get used to this. I'm not saying that we are tossing the schedule out the window, but I think it is important to have grace with yourself and your child in this crazy time.

We are so used to being overscheduled and overstimulated that it is hard to know what to do when that isn't happening in your life. I am really all for the embracing of this new period of E-Learning and the knowledge that can come from it. As a teacher, I've always been a learner and for me, this is just an opportunity to learn more about myself, my family, and my class.

I hope that everyone takes this time to embrace the fact that our world is hurting and we need to support and love each other now more than ever. One way we are doing this at my house is by writing letters and emails to people who are alone during this time. We have found that many people have zero contact with their families because they are living in nursing homes, at the hospital, or just live alone. This is an easy way to help keep people connected and not to forget about all of our neighbors.

Love to everyone!