To Staff and the Twin Rivers School Community,
From the time we are very young, we are introduced to the rhythm of questions being followed by answers, a pattern that educators heavily rely upon to teach and assess student learning.
Whether asking questions through inquiry-based discussions with large groups of students or administering a pop quiz, teachers know that questions should be followed by answers. In fact, we teach students that direct answers and responses are appropriate and respectful, and that evading a question can be seen as a sign of disrespect.
I feel that this simple truth is one of the reasons it is so uncomfortable for me when I cannot answer the direct question, “When are we going back to school, back to in-class instruction?” Honestly, if I had the answer, I would give it—promptly and directly.
