There is this part of working at home that some of my students don't really get. There's that word "working". (My real question is, how can I be so irritated with my students even when I don't see them?) One girl has had homework to do since April 2nd. I've sent her four emails and... Continue Reading →
Imagine (That)
"The world's gone crazy" some have been saying. We've stopped the big economies of the world in order to save lives, and I'm surprised. Honestly and truly surprised. Why did I think no one cared? We haven't considered changing hardly anything to help the environment, and climate change seems just as dangerous. I'm convinced that... Continue Reading →
The Tunnel
We're getting there! I just looked at predictions for some places, and the peaks in areas that are of personal concern to me are hitting between now and a few weeks from now. It's hopeful. We're not out of the tunnel, but we are pretty sure now that it's a tunnel and not a deep,... Continue Reading →
Hope
It seems to be slowing, in the places that it was going the fastest. COVID-19 might become something for which most humans will have a resistance. That said, it hasn't even begun to hit the poorest areas yet, the shanty-towns, the favellas.... But there is hope. The radio played Henry Mancini's theme song for Peter... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 