21. How We Will Mind the Gap
One way schools can "mind the gap" as they close temporarily is by encircling parents with messages of encouragement, support, and steadiness. Parents or other primary caregivers can take courage. We are capable of weathering this storm. Parents, school closures are tough . . . but so are we. Although schools typically share in the work of feeding, teaching, and caring for our children, for this season families carry all of that load—often while we're trying to work, deal wit