Giving kids grace is not the same as lowering expectations.

I will listen to you. I will reteach. I will sit with you and answer questions. I& #39;ll even let you come up with your own writing topic and say bump the directions. I& #39;ll let you propose something completely new. I& #39;ll listen and ask you where I need to improve. This is grace, to me

I will not say to turning in less. I will not allow you to skip major projects and assignments. If I& #39;m grading it, then it needs to be done. I will push you push you push you and catch you when you fall. I& #39;ll model it for you and talk it through. I& #39;ll re-write the directions.

Despite what the right wingers say, SCHOOLS ARE OPEN (AND HAVE BEEN OPEN). That means we& #39;re learning over here, just in a new way. We& #39;re pushing ourselves. We& #39;re being more creative. We& #39;re thinking of solutions to the world& #39;s problems. We working, we been open.