Profound Loss

This year has been a difficult year.  Not only have the students suffered an extreme loss of programs and privileges due to the pandemic, but the learning loss has been extreme. I would not be truthful if I said the education our students receive in the ‘distance’ model remotely is equivalent to the learning that happens in the classroom.  Due to this, educators will be playing catch-up for years to come in order to get students back on track. The challenge ahead is going to be much greater than any challenges we have already faced. 

Added to the significant learning loss, loss of co-curricular and extracurricular programs, the fact that hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives to this horrible virus. Some of our students have lost a loved one during the past year. Yes, the loss has been profound.

This is the reason it is incumbent upon educators to acknowledge the losses. We need to not sweep it under the rug and act as if everything is fine. Everything has not been fine however, we have a path to better days. Things are getting better and life will soon return to ‘normal’.  Though this is the case, we must look to pick up the pieces that are broken, find the best fix, and move forward.  The students need it.  The staff needs it.  The community needs it.

The best we can do is continue to support each other throughout this time of profound loss, prepare ourselves for the future, and hope a pandemic never comes again.

Until next time...