A Star Ledger Column by Steve Politi for Your Enjoyment!

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One of the benefits of this current stay at home order has been getting to read the Star Ledger on the actual day it's published instead of trying to catch up on weekends. (Yes, I am a person who still has the paper delivered to my house.)

I came across this piece by columnist Steve Politi and it mirrored what I am sure a lot of you are experiencing now with kids at home, teachers on a remote feed on the laptop, and everyone at home all. the. time.

A special thank you to all of our wonderful teachers who mentor, teach, coach, and nurture our students all the time, even now that they are doing it on Webex.

Enjoy the article and Jumuah Mubarak!

All the best,

Sr. Pam

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