You might be especially disheartened to learn that they are in fact taking away snow days. If more than one day they go to remote learning, in places like nyc I think they might even be doing remote learning on the very first snow day. In some places maybe 2nd grade and up, in some maybe K. Anyway, beautifully written!
Can confirm that my friend is teaching remotely in nyc on this snow day. I have to wonder what children are losing by not just experiencing the world outside on days like this- is their syllabus really so rigid? Is that a good example, that school/work are so important that you can stop to look around once in a while?
When I was little, my mother (a teacher), used to wake up extra early to find out on the news, if our school district was closed. She'd wake me up, whisper excitedly "Snow day!" Then we'd all have a snow day together. She made snow angels every time :)
And I will never forget that euphoric relief and total wonderful sleepiness that sunk me back down into the pillows for actual more sleep on a school day morning.
It was very different than the rush in my veins at the smell of summer on that first morning in June when I didn't have to wake up for school (And so was up early, ready to play away the day). It IS magical.
Leaving my dog to die unbeknownst to me, while I have a great, ok day - is one of my greatest fears. I hate you.
Also, it's a great short story.
And yes, this snow is for children. And dogs. But only for a little while. My dog will happily freeze to death, because she's half Bernese mountain dog. Her instinct is to find cold - but she doesn't have the extreme temperature adaptation. So she has a coat and booties that she loathes. Her favorite problem solving game is figuring out how to get them off in the snow.
At least you don't have to shovel a pooping station for children.
You might be especially disheartened to learn that they are in fact taking away snow days. If more than one day they go to remote learning, in places like nyc I think they might even be doing remote learning on the very first snow day. In some places maybe 2nd grade and up, in some maybe K. Anyway, beautifully written!
The snow day is archetypal and mythic, you can't mess with stuff like that.
Agree - for the brain, a feeling of safety and protection to remember when you grow older. Wonder why they get encoded so deeply in memory...
See my response above. I have no idea, but I completely agree. VERY important ritual.
Can confirm that my friend is teaching remotely in nyc on this snow day. I have to wonder what children are losing by not just experiencing the world outside on days like this- is their syllabus really so rigid? Is that a good example, that school/work are so important that you can stop to look around once in a while?
Remote learning on a SNOW DAY?
That is so evil....
I am calling my child out "Sick" if I have one.
When I was little, my mother (a teacher), used to wake up extra early to find out on the news, if our school district was closed. She'd wake me up, whisper excitedly "Snow day!" Then we'd all have a snow day together. She made snow angels every time :)
And I will never forget that euphoric relief and total wonderful sleepiness that sunk me back down into the pillows for actual more sleep on a school day morning.
It was very different than the rush in my veins at the smell of summer on that first morning in June when I didn't have to wake up for school (And so was up early, ready to play away the day). It IS magical.
Leaving my dog to die unbeknownst to me, while I have a great, ok day - is one of my greatest fears. I hate you.
Also, it's a great short story.
And yes, this snow is for children. And dogs. But only for a little while. My dog will happily freeze to death, because she's half Bernese mountain dog. Her instinct is to find cold - but she doesn't have the extreme temperature adaptation. So she has a coat and booties that she loathes. Her favorite problem solving game is figuring out how to get them off in the snow.
At least you don't have to shovel a pooping station for children.
I'm glad it makes you happy today :)
I felt this. Well written. Thanks.