The Pointed Problem: Increasing Rigor Amid Myriad New Challenges
When the pandemic turned life upside down at her school, Dr. Brandi Chin refused to lower the bar for academics. Yes, she faced a host of new health and technology concerns. Yes, students had significant social-emotional needs. And she would strive to meet all of those needs — but not, she was determined, at the cost of academic rigor. “It’s not either/or,” says Chin. “It has to be ‘yes and.’ ”
