We are finally in the final month of December. Although 2020 will be a year we all won’t forget due to the coronavirus pandemic, it wasn’t all negative. The pandemic forced everyone to chill for a moment. During those moments of being at home with access to activities we loved being canceled, we were forced…
Recently an article from 2018 made its rounds around social media again. The article focused on John Corcoran who shares his story of how he didn’t learn to read until he was an adult. No one should leave school without being able to read. It makes life difficult for those children when they become adults. …
“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” is a new Christmas movie on Netflix that premiered earlier this month. The movie begins with two children sitting in front of the fireplace and then their grandmother, played by Phylicia Rashad, enters the room to read them a story. “Ready for storytime?” “Can we please read ‘The Night Before…
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet have been the platforms used to keep students learning during the pandemic. Another use for these platforms is virtual clubs. One of the aspects that have been lost during the pandemic is socialization. When school is in-person, students have the time to socialize before and after school, during passing…
Living through a pandemic is rough. It’s an experience that we are all wanting to come to an end. It has caused businesses to shut their doors due to the lack of customers. Schools have had to close again due to rising COVID-19 cases in the community. Hospital workers are exhausted and strained by the…
Last school year, school buildings abruptly closed across the country leaving families scrambling to adjust to school through remote learning. In Indianapolis, students attending both public and private schools must return to remote learning by Novemeber 30, 2020 and remain through January 15, 2021. This time, families had time on their side. Here are some…
It should not have taken a pandemic for students across the United States to have access to one-to-one technology and the internet. The need has always been there and so have the excuses of why this wasn’t a possibility. Now, that we know this is possible, we should fight to maintain it. First and foremost,…
It has only been 60 years since Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school. Six years after the Brown v. Board of Education which mandated the desegregation of school in the United States, Bridges was the first child to do so. Thanks to the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis many Indy…
In education, there has always been a push for students to be ready for college. Then, the emphasis shifted to students being college and career ready. Now, many schools promote three paths: enrollment, employment, or enlistment as options after high school graduation. Despite the shift in language, more weight seems to be put on being…
During this election cycle, voting records were broken. People were more engaged in politics. This particular election included a presidential election which tends to get more people out to vote. Not only did citizens get to vote for who would be the next president of the United States of America, but many people also voted for…