Here is what I have come to be reminded of: I am in a place of privilege. I have a home. My husband and children are in good health. We do not need routine appointments nor do we depend on medicines or life-saving treatments. Though work looks very different these days, I am still working. I can stay connected to my students and my fellow teachers. I am getting paid for this work, and I get to do my job from the safety of my home. We have enough technological devices for all of us to be learning, attending meetings, and teaching at the same time. This is privilege. We may not be considered wealthy in many circles, but to much of the world, we are. We have running water, and easy access to food and other necessities. While pandemic swirls, threatens, and hovers, I find that people like me must do more. Whether we have the means and strength to do it now or the inspiration and planning to do it in the future, we should be invested in our communities and people. We have to help how and
moments of flutter and life and learning