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We are going to get through this!  

Today is March 23rd, 2020.  America is in the grip of the Covid-19 outbreak and I believe that we will see the situation get worse before it gets better..... but I do believe without question that it will get better, and who knows, we just might come out the back side of this event better prepared to deal with these types of situations in the future. 

My name is Zach and I am a father of two beautiful girls, and I  happen to also be a Middle School Teacher.  I have taught for over 15 years now, and spent some time teaching 3rd-4th grade and most of my career teaching a wide range of subjects to middle school aged children.  I have taught science, advanced math, literature, and career and technical education along with some health.  I also coach a wide range of sports, from middle school football to girls basketball and track and field. I have also coached tennis, volleyball, and boys basketball.  I tell you all of this so you know where I am coming from.  I am just a dad who happens to be an educator and I am doing my best to figure out how to deal with home schooling my two grade school aged children.  

And that is the point of this blog.  I am going to be doing my best to share with anyone who finds this, what we are doing to try and navigate this storm.  I am going to do my best to keep things short, so that you can get in and get out with the information you need to get through your day.  

I have a YouTube Channel where we will be posting some content related to this topic.  I will also be using this blog as a means for posting relevant information, specifically online resources that you might find useful.  I will embed my YouTube content, and others where relevant to afford you easy access to the many resources I have already found.  

With any luck, this blog will be an easy resource for those who are facing the same thing we are.  Its different, and different is hard because we don't know what to expect.  But together, we can continue to provide our children with learning opportunities.  They probably won't look like "normal school" but I am choosing to view that as a good thing and embrace the learning opportunities as they come. 

We will get through this!  Just do the next right thing, take everything one day at a time, and before we know it, this will all be behind us. 

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