Running From, Running Towards

Two years ago, after several months of virtual learning, our oldest child completed the first grade and we said goodbye to public education for good. At the time we weren’t leaving the school system because of a philosophical change of heart. Honestly, it was purely pragmatic. My wife rightly predicted the coming year of public school would be like volunteering for logistical whiplash (in-person this week, virtual the next). So, she took the entire Summer, …