One family’s reflection on remote education

From the April 24, 2020 School District Newsletter

As week five of remote education comes to a close, we all may have reflected on the challenges of state-mandated school closings and the ups and downs of teaching and/or learning at home. The experiences of each teacher, administrator, counselor, aide, therapist and coach vary of course, just as every student and every family could share different stories about their daily lessons and school work.

What follows is just one Haddonfield story, highlighting one family’s experience with two particular elementary teachers. We know there are many, many other excellent teachers, and we have heard about hundreds of other positive remote education experiences. But the perspective of this story is a little bit different, coming from parents who are also Haddonfield teachers.

The Miller family consists of parents, Mike Miller, who teaches history at the high school and Jessica Miller, who is the Central-Middle School media specialist and technology coordinator; and two boys who attend Tatem Elementary School. Before spring break, Jess and Mike shared these reflections with their children’s principal and HSD administrative team. What follows is part of their thoughtful message.

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