Trent Bowers is the superintendent of the Worthington, Ohio, Public Schools. This column was adapted from a recent blog post.

One day this month I watched first graders race down a giant slide as we opened a new school playground. The pure joy on their faces was priceless.

It was a great moment in a difficult time. Because, if I’m being honest, for educators like me, going to school right now is just plain hard.

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