In which Dan calls on Jessica Kirkland (@jkirk___), a high school English teacher in Virginia, to reflect on this unprecedented year. After describing what this year was like for her students, Jessica talks remote learning, learning "loss", diversity and inclusion, and how we should approach the next school year with student humanity in mind. As always, we welcome feedback on Twitter and Instagram @BigIdeaEd

Mentioned in the show:
Too Much Focus on ‘Learning Loss’ Will Be a Historic Mistake from Edutopia
Texas Pushes to Obscure the State’s History of Slavery and Racism from the New York Times
Distance learning changed California education. What’s here to stay? from EdSource

Music: "Que Es Extraño" by Molo