New
Beginnings By PJ Feinstein
Three local
families kept
back-to-school journals during
the first week
of school.

Here’s what
they observed.

Most families were anxious about returning to school in September. They
wondered how hybrid learning would work and whether virtual learning
would be an improvement over this spring. Others, who had decided to pull out
of public school, were trying their hand at home schooling for the first time.

We asked three local families to take notes during the first week of school and
share their observations with us. As we read their back-to-school journals, we
noticed that there were highs and lows for every child. What really struck us
is that there’s no “right way” to do school during a pandemic. We’re all just
trying our best to make this year as successful as possible for our kids.

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