The Staff of New Franklin School

I don’t know if I have all the words for how heroic our teachers have been during this pandemic. Teaching is a heroic career in the best of times. During pandemic times, when the world is topsy-turvy, our kids are being left hugely vulnerable, and everyone’s anxieties are at their highest, is more than heroic. The staff at New Franklin has provided consistency, support, engagement, individualization, and enthusiasm during a time when our students need it most. They have been creative, resilient and embodied the growth-mindset in every way! I have witnessed this as a parent, and also as a librarian who does Zoom stories with various classes. Teachers are often also parents – in some cases to high-risk children, children of aging and ill parents, life-partners, and more. And yet, every day they walk into New Franklin School with the same smiles, enthusiasm, and creativity for our children’s sake.

I have often said that the baseline for every teacher at New Franklin is to give 2000%. This year, it may look different but we see them giving 5000%. In the midst of a crazy year, witnessing public commentary that would be demoralizing to most, they have stepped in ways big and small. We are so grateful for SHE (and HE)roes of the New Franklin staff for supporting our little family in such a trying time AND supporting all of their students.