May We All Be Well. Especially Educators.
by: Andra Brill, Ph.D. This was supposed to be the year that schools went back to “normal.” Whatever that means. Instead, we are in year three of disrupted learning across the grades. This means that most second graders have NEVER had a “normal” year of school. As this school year enters the final stretch, there is not only the longing for normal, there is a need for rest. We are all exhausted. More than anything we are yearning for rest. For being able to stop, notice and let go of the constant drive to do one more thing. We need to allow ourselves space to slow down and nourish ourselves. We need to be gentle with ourselves, letting go of the constant self-talk driven by what we believe we should be doing. Even as I grudgingly loosen my own heightened awareness around wearing masks, I am still recovering from the constant work of assessing risks and the decision fatigue that comes with this. I know that I have revisited grief in a whole new way over …