Read Head of School Adam Shapiro's Op-Ed in the New Jersey Jewish News

Teachers employ ‘creativity, flexibility’ for academic success
By Adam Shapiro

“Accomplishing this metamorphosis required a total team effort. Classroom instruction shifted online to Zoom and Google Meet, our students had to shift their thinking and approach, and many of our tech-savvy parents stepped in to provide support and guidance in this new frontier. This collaboration has been inspirational and highlighted the importance of our home-school partnership.

"Our teachers are superheroes. Like the majority of adults in our country, teachers began their own “work from home” journeys just a few short weeks ago. The problem, however, is that the majority of teachers did not choose the profession in order to teach through a computer screen. By definition, educators are social creatures who thrive on interactions with students. This new reality that included working remotely, teaching on an unfamiliar platform, and balancing responsibilities at home with their newfound commitments at work could have proved to be an unsuccessful endeavor. Yet we have seen the opposite to be true."

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