Fr. Doyle Community,
As a history teacher, I have always had an appreciation for President Theodore Roosevelt. Recently, I've been thinking often about one of his most famous quotations:
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
It is an appropriate motto for our current times. While we would all love nothing more than to return to regular school activities, unfortunately this is not currently feasible. Though our current situation is not ideal, we will strive to do the best we can with what we have. And what do we have? Teachers, staff, students, and parents who continue to go above and beyond to make distance & virtual learning as enriching and successful as possible. This is truly a blessing.
Furthermore, the final portion of Roosevelt's saying seems particularly poignant. Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. We find ourselves in markedly different places from one another both geographically and metaphorically. What do I mean by this? The challenges of distance learning are different for each and every family - technology, work schedules, organization, maintaining student focus, etc. These are real challenges that are not easily resolved or set aside. We can never expect perfection. We can only ask that we respond to these challenges as best we can from where we are, and that starting location is different for each of us each and every day.
Keep this in mind the next time you're struggling. Let's not be so hard on ourselves. Just do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Until tomorrow,
-Mr. Peloquin
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