Day 13 - Escolástica says "Farewell"
Sunday, April 5, 2020 Dear Reader Thank you for following the experiences of Aunt Escolástica and her nephews adjusting to ‘continuing education’ / ‘continuous learning’ / ‘home learning’. Thank you for your support and encouragement over the past two weeks. I hope you got as much from it as I did. I won’t be going on with this journal. This entry is the last. Several reasons, good ones, have brought this on. Here are a couple: 1. We now have a wealth of wisdom, information and resources to aid us with the transition. Escolástica, just one small voice amongst many, will be drowned out. 2. As such, the conceit gets harder to maintain. Like a tv series that has gone on one season too long, the narrative is likely to devolve into soap opera. Not a bad thing in itself, but it’s not what I want for my alter-ego, nor her wards. My general observation to this point is that we are working it out – kids and teachers, families and schools. I am so impressed with the intensity