![]() Seven months later, we recognize we will be here for some time. Decisions were made with this temporary mindset. We entered Covid thinking it would be a six-week stay-in-place. Kindergarten teachers have a visible schedule to show students what they will do next.Īs much as people wish for the calendar to change to 2021, not much will be different January 1, or the months that follow. What props go on the wall behind you and on your bookshelf for web-camera meetings? Do you have enough bandwidth? Do you upgrade cameras, lighting or microphones? Do you paint the room a different color or get a more comfortable chair? How could you create a space to be productive? Until each family member “found their seat,” it was tough to focus on what came next. In the Covid world, it means finding your home workspace. In kindergarten, the teacher would say “ Find your seat.” This signaled: sit down and listen to what comes next. This reminded me how many kindergarten lessons are relevant for this time. In the Covid version of cooties, everyone is a potential infector, and we are reminded to wash our hands. If tagged, you then had cooties and could give it to others. His lessons included “Play fair, Put things back where you found them, Say you are sorry when you hurt someone, and Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.”Įarly in Covid social distancing I remember thinking “ Everyone has cooties.” In kindergarten, when we played “cooties,” someone was “infected” and tried to tag you. It was a collection of essays on ideas learned in kindergarten, still relevant as an adult. He published a lovely book “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten” in 1986. ![]() ![]() Robert Fulghum had it right, everything I need to know I learned in kindergarten. ![]()
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