Thread by @AndreaFeller2

Everyone has added chronic daily stress since March. And now, it's late August so it's time for school.

And you know what? Niagara has stepped up again, education now, like each sector has in the last 5 months.

I have some thoughts...

I come from a family of many teachers. Dad, mom, sibling, aunt, cousins & so on. Many taught in inner city Philadelphia as I grew up.

(I was the one that said that teaching would be too hard for me and instead went away to university and did the doctor thing.)

Fast forward...

In the last month, I have talked almost daily with many parents and others, answering questions about COVID, about what we have learned since March, and what the Ministry of Education is requiring.

It was/is a whirlwind for families; so much noise out there, and so little time.

Today I find myself thinking about how it's been, working with the schools these many weeks.

I thought about my children's school staff, teachers, childcare providers, bus drivers & administrators. Their focus on children, doing the right thing, & stepping up to do their part.

My kids' ECEs & many teachers have been critical in helping me learn how to parent, & in helping to raise my children. (No matter what you're teaching, you're doing child development.)

So today, my thoughts are of massive respect, and gratitude for educators at all levels.

Nothing in this pandemic has been or could be perfect. There's no "no risk" option for most of us, even staying home with our children, for most families. Here comes the next new normal: school.

So in Niagara, follow @NiagaraParents & check school/ board websites for more info.

And for my part, as the 1st day of school approaches, I'm full of gratitude. There isn't anywhere else I'd rather be.

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