I did something this morning I haven’t done in all the years I have been on Facebook. I made a comment on the New York Times page to an opinion piece written by Jennie Weiner. The title was “I Refuse to Run a Coronavirus Homeschool” and much of the article resonated with me. As a parent of two children, one in middle school and one in high school, I can fully appreciate the challenges of having to move into a new work paradigm. As a lifelong educator, in both public and private schools as well as a former researcher for the United States Department of Education I see this moment as one we have all been waiting for. The time has come where teaching and learning can change, not because we feel like chasing the latest educational trend, but because the world has been thrust into a new paradigm and we simply have no choice.

Opening this past June, the Museum of Science in Boston is hosting an extraordinary exhibit on the Science of Pixar which enthralls visitors to go behind the scenes of some of the most memorable and entertaining animated movies of the last 20 years. The exhibition, which is over 10,000 square feet, contains 40 interactive elements allowing you to enter into the world of art, science and technology that makes Pixar the groundbreaking company and studio it is.  A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to bring my son and three of his close friends to experience the exhibit as part of his 13th birthday party. While the boys bounced from booth to booth, I was able to really explore the fascinating and awe inspiring world that makes Pixar so special.