As a teacher, I understand that I need to prepare for the unexpected. Maybe it's an unplanned fire drill interrupting a lesson. Maybe my students just don't understand a unit and I need to do an extra review. Maybe my class is having problems being kind and I need to stop for a class meeting. So many maybes... I never would have thought I'd be delaying our routine for two weeks for a pandemic. I just wasn't prepared. There are just so many uncertainties. We were able to release some suggested activities for students, and we did. However, what the general public doesn't understand is why public school can't make those activities requirements. The law says that there must be equal opportunities for all when it comes to education. As it should. Which means, we must think about our students who don't have access to online platforms for instruction. We also must account for our students who have Individualized Education ...