Who doesn't love snow days? Let's be real. I think I enjoy them as much, if not more, than my students. Snow in the forecast? The call would go out for all teachers to do the snow dance. Wake up to a white world and you listen for the phone to ring as you watch cancellations scroll across the television. Finally, the phone rings, your school name runs across the screen, and you feel a big grin spread across your face. Put on your comfy pants, stay-at-home socks, grab a cozy throw, and snuggle up with a favorite book or movie. Maybe even a nap.
Snow days are a part of childhood. They're traditional. A rite of passage. Just as much as riding your bike without training wheels, learning to drive and voting for the first time. They hold a certain charm. They're nostalgic. Remember our parents and grandparents telling us how they walked to school in five inches of snow? A snow day is the 'modern' version of walking through drifts of snow. A story to tell. A memory to make.
Has virtual learning made snow days a thing of the past? Will kids five years from now know what a snow day is? Will they ever experience that anticipation and rush of adrenaline when they see their school's name across the bottom of the screen?
I hope so. I hope that snow days are not a thing of the past replaced by virtual learning. I hope that we allow our kids to experience the joy that we experienced as youngsters. The pandemic robbed us of so much. I just hope it doesn't steal more pieces of childhood.
It looks like spring is around the corner!
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