The unknown future, always just on the periphery for high school students, has moved front and center, and the questions that felt most important until recently — What will be on the physics test? Our new world is one of total connectivity, with all of its germy entanglements. (Mark Davis)On the first day school was closed, in early March and a lifetime ago, we were still free to go out, and I treated the surprise vacation like a slightly worrisome snow day. Then, after one day without quarantine, we were told to head back inside for another nine days. I was interviewed by The Washington Post on the first day of quarantine — just a few quick lines about the experience.

Source: Washington Post March 16, 2020 15:33 UTC