USAA urged the public to go beyond words in expressing gratitude to military veterans. November 11 is the anniversary of the end of the First World War, known as Armistice Day in Europe.
by China Martens
I want to send my sympathy this Mother’s Day, for the lives lost during the pandemic this last year, as well as in earlier years. I cannot see this Mother’s Day as anything but a day of mourning. The fact that I was able to share air with my only daughter, just last week, after so many months of socially distancing, now seems the greatest privilege of all. My heart goes out, as a single mother of one child, to all those who have lost loved ones.
We have been separated from each other. There is so little middle ground. Sheltering in place alone, I have seen racist killings by the police occur in the news, on social media, coming up often with great shock and emotion, over and over. I have also known of five deaths of grown adult children in my circle of friends, three of them in the
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Online learning hasn’t been easy for them.
Elena Xausa
Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com.
Dear Abby and Brian,
I’m trying to supervise my 9-year-old grandson through online learning. He has ADHD, is extremely smart, and gets bored with the slow pace set by the teacher, who’s trying valiantly to engage 28 different students.
Often, once he has figured out the answer to a problem, he starts playing online games. Keeping him off those creates endless battles and frustration for both of us.