I often think about the fact that in two and a half short years, it will be time for my oldest child to start kindergarten.
Not in a teary, nostalgic kind of way–this child loves friends, adventures, learning, and general commotion; he’s a strong-willed, high-energy child–but in a “what am I going to do about that?” kind of way.
My own experience with the American education system was poor and (though I’ve never written about it) riddled with lockdown drills and the same threat of gun violence that pervades every public school in our country.… Read More »