There’s one word that came up twice during my interviews with thirty-four educators and gave me shivers: Grace. 

These thirty-four educator/administrators described running their schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most were directors of technology, some were CIOs, CTOs and a few had other titles. They were from public, independent and international schools. Every one had the heart of an educator.

And two of them talked about grace. How we need to show grace to one another, how we need to be compassionate now, how stressful and difficult this time is. Things aren’t perfect, mistakes are made, deadlines can be missed. What do we have to offer one another? Grace. Grace for students, grace for teachers, grace for parents.

Today I tried to offer someone grace and I hope the effort took a little weight off his shoulders. 

Hoping you are giving and receiving grace during this uncertain time.