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Hey parents, our choice is two days away. Listen, ALL the choices we’ve had to make since we’ve had children have been like 100% harder than pre-kid because there are young beings involved now. Look how well you’ve done so far! Your kiddos are great! And here’s the what 1/
No matter the choice you make, your children are going to grow. They will grow in realizing there is more than one way to learn. They will grow in understanding what’s right for one person might be different than for another person, and that’s totally fine. 2/
They’ll grow because no matter what choice you make, you are amazing parents, and you will NOT let it turn into a catastrophe. You won’t. You haven’t yet, and you won’t now. You have a stellar staff of teachers and specialists working with you. And we are committed. 3/
This is ONE year. One year of your and your child’s life. Yes, important, no doubt essential, absolutely crucial. AND it is ONE of like 90-100 of the years they will live. ALL of them are essential. And your child can learn that every decision is crucial and can make or break 4/
OR they can learn adaptability, to go with the flow, that no matter what the universe throws our way, they are LOVED first and foremost, no matter what, and that is what makes each year absolutely essential. Love. Not setting, not homework, not AAP - Love. 5/
And you’ve got that locked up! Y’all love your kids like crazy, I see you. So take the next few hours (here’s the FAQ site in case you want to go over it one more time, fcps.edu/returntoschool…) and let your heart decide. 6/
I mentioned at our virtual coffee, there’s no such thing as the ‘perfect choice’ right now, in the middle of a pandemic. None of us signed up for this global situation we’re in. Instead, there’s always “the best we can do.” No matter what you choose this year, 7/
We’ve got this. Together. So whether or not you’ve submitted your choice by now, give it a couple night’s rest. On the 15th, end the evening knowing whatever you clicked, we are about to embark on an adventure together & no matter what, it will be a year of unparalleled growth 8/
You’ll see to it.
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We’ll see to it.
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Together. ♥️
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Morning! I wondered if we could talk parent to parent for a min. Or caregiver to caregiver? B/c we’re kind of going through the same thing here, just in our own ways. Idk about you, but I’m finding that, as if the world wasn’t hard enough to guide our young ones through, 1/
it’s getting to where you can’t look left, right, or straight ahead anymore without running into more bad news. And it’s one thing to navigate and try to make sense of it all for ourselves, but we’ve got children, spouses, extended families, and more in tow. 2/
Take my dinner last night, for ex. My 16yo, through tears, shared her thoughts about George Floyd. Now, with me not having a background in counseling, I thought the only thing I could think, “What would @LisaLujanCPESC1 (our school counselor) do?” Seriously. 3/
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An open letter to CPES staff,

Some refer to this time period as the “New Normal.” We argue that term is inaccurate and should not be used. There is nothing normal about this situation. In fact, the only thing we know for sure is that one day, somehow, somewhere, it will end. 1
A fact that proves this is not normal and shouldn’t be considered that way. 2/
We, friends, are still in a crisis situation. “Extended crisis” if you prefer. Here’s why what we call this period is important - because we are responding in crisis mode, which takes effort, energy, and sustenance not required when things are normal. 3/
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Loved Socratic Seminar w/ 3rd graders on “I, Too” by Langston Hughes. A summary: we start w/ the question we ended w/ last week, “Can *we* change the world?” Ss 1st responses, “We can change how it looks.” “But that doesn’t change what it is, on the inside, it stays the same.” 1/
Ss read “I, Too” and type q’s in the chat. “Why eat in the kitchen?” “Who is he laughing with?” “What does Langston mean when he says ‘I, too, sing America?’” “Who is Langston Hughes?” and more 2/
Opening q: Who is Langston Hughes? We read the back cover of his poetry to discover he brought a “renaissance” to black writers, focusing on, among others, “invisible men and women.” 3/
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