Well school is finally done. Nearly three full months of "distance learning" to round out an otherwise great year. Amy ended the year with 6 As and 1 B, and Reed had 8 As including three AP classes and two dual enrollment college classes. We were so happy with the kids' effort through the fourth quarter. In actuality, the work they were doing didn't really count for much – the deal was that basically the grade they had at the end of third quarter would be their final grade, though they could earn a "bump" (for instance from a B+ to an A-) if they were engaged and kept up with their work from home.
The working from home was rolled out without a lot of planning so it's not surprising that it wasn't the greatest. And the school board is trying to make decisions about school for the fall right now – a no-win situation if there ever was one. Glad I'm not deciding these things. If there's distance learning next year, as I expect there's likely to be, I hope that every teacher is required to actually teach class even if it's over the computer. And I really hope things have improved enough that they will get some time in school, and it would be terrific if extracurriculars could happen in some fashion too. I guess we'll see.
We celebrated the end of school with pizza followed by cake and ice cream made by Amy. Now let's relax a while. Also, we have a rising SENIOR?! This does not compute.
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