2020 has been a life changing year. There have been so many changes to our way of life and as we learn about the COVID19 and as it spreads in the community, we have had to adjust our lives accordingly and teach the kids a new way to be.
Overall, I am so proud of how the kids have adapted to all of the changes with ease. In the spring, they had a sudden switch to remote learning and the schools were not prepared. It was essentially an unorganized mix of online systems on which they assigned work and it did not keep them engaged for long each day, and it made me worry about their education. After summer, with a lot of feedback from the parents, the district heard that they needed to keep the kids occupied for the usual school hours with more "rigor", so they created a new way of educating and are now teaching virtually from 8am-2pm. Our schools have done an excellent job and the kids are doing fine with the remote school. But, it is impossible to please everyone.
Our family has been very fortunate. One of the most important things that the kids have learned is to appreciate each other. Aside from the occasional (masked & distanced) play dates with outside friends, we have all been hunkering down at home. Other than class time, they have been enjoying the same video games, tv shows, sports, games and books together. They are close enough in age that they have similar interests. While fiercely competitive, at least they can connect with each other and have each others' companionship. I would like them to remember this for life because someday they may be the only family that one another have, and we have always hoped that they will be there for each another and take care of each other.
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