"It's like someone took a sieve and ran school through it, straining it of all of the parts I like."

A high school student, overheard describing the shift to online learning.

And I have two observations about this.

1. This is...um...kind of what present accountability systems encourage. Consider what's measured. It sure isn't student mental health, or joy, or sense of belonging, or the ability to make music.

Short essay here: https://kappanonline.org/educational-accountability-is-out-of-step-now-more-than-ever/

2. Perhaps, then, we should all be terrified of the <<very real>> vision of shifting public education online (where it's cheaper, harder to unionize, and generally less public).

This is something @BisforBerkshire and I write about in our forthcoming book: https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Schoolhouse-Door-Dismantling-Education/dp/1620974940

And as we think about #1 and #2, we should think particularly about historically marginalized students, who are the most vulnerable to each. It is not enough for us to look after "our own" kids. All kids deserve more than what the sieve leaves behind.