A letter to parents and students, I am dusting off this blog as a way of staying in touch with you during this time of separation. The first thing I want you to know is that I am thinking of you. I miss you. I hope that you and your family are well. I want you to know that I am well and trying to figure out what this social distancing means for learning. After the first rush of uncertainty and confusion, I am feeling a sense of grief for our lost week. To be honest, I'm not unhappy about missing the ISASP test scheduled for this week (insert evil laugh here), but I am sad about not having your delightful energy and enthusiasm for learning in my daily life! So, what does this social distancing mean for a learning-life? Unfortunately, we won't be able to do distance learning. From what I can understand this is mostly because of equity reasons for students with disabilities or those without devices or the internet at home. I'm still not sure how Minnesota can do dis