Liberty Inspection Group - October 2020

Liberty Inspection Group - October 2020

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FALL 2020

I think it’s safe to say that the 2019–2020 school year was not what any of us expected. Even as classes moved to an at-home setting last spring to slow the spread of COVID-19, we all — perhaps naively — thought our students and teachers would return to the classroom come September. As we’ve all learned this year, life doesn’t always work out the way we expect or plan it to. This past spring, my wife gracefully stepped into the role of at-home teacher. We were essentially home-schooling our girls through a haphazardly created virtual curriculum, and my wife did a great job of stepping up. Regardless, it was a strange adjustment. The girls couldn’t just raise their hands when they had a question for their teachers. Instead, they had to schedule a time to meet virtually over Zoom. It just wasn’t and hasn’t been the same. It wasn’t an ideal situation for anyone, and to be honest, all of our girls hated the experience. They all enjoy going to school, seeing their friends, and having fun outside of the house. Plus, they all have different approaches to their work. One of my daughters is very motivated and works hard to get all her work done. Another daughter needs someone reminding her what she needs to do. That dynamic made home-schooling more difficult. While school is still virtual at the time I'm writing this, the silver lining in the timing of this pandemic is that school administrators and teachers had all summer to prepare for a virtual classroom. This means that while the school setting isn’t what our girls hoped for, it’s much better than it was last spring. As Lindsay becomes a sophomore, Paige enters eighth grade, and Natalie begins fourth grade, we’re all adjusting to this new normal.

Thankfully, because our girls are also involved in sports and activities, this means they get a respite from being home. Lindsay will play on the varsity soccer team this year, and while she won’t be able to play outside of the conference and there are unique circumstances (anyone remember getting a disease test before you can play a game?), she’s looking forward to playing with her teammates again. Likewise, Natalie’s gymnastics gym has been a welcome and safe escape from everything. She can practice her routines, and we don’t worry about her safety with all the protocols put in place. As we prepared for this unique school year, we all experienced a strange summer. We made it a point to go camping and hiking a lot more than we have in the past. (We tent camp — with an air mattress, of course.) We’ve also been really into geocaching. For those who have never done it, geocaching is an outdoor scavenger hunt where the participants are given a unique set of GPS coordinates and have to find a special container hidden near the coordinates. There’s usually a logbook that we can sign once we find it, too. It’s been the perfect way to get outdoors and stay safe. We’ve even seen parts of this region that we didn’t know existed because of geocaching! As we navigate this unique school year — and Lindsay learning how to drive! — all we can do is take each school day as it comes and hope for a better tomorrow. Stay safe, and good luck to all the students and teachers this new school year!

–Chris Earley

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