More importantly, all of the professional societies in the mathematical societies are gathering and sharing information on common challenges and ideas for dealing with them. Whatever problems and uncertainties you are facing, many others are sharing them. No one is doing much relaxing this summer. Summer is usually the time to relax, catch up, and recharge for the challenges ahead. There is more time to prepare, but also tremendous uncertainty about what we are preparing for and how it will all play out.
This summer, in anticipation of the coming academic year, is very different. While the results were far from ideal, there is a general sense that people did the best they could within the constraints that were suddenly imposed. There was an enormous collective effort to meet the challenge of switching instruction to online formats.
This past spring educators across the spectrum were hit by the sudden shutdown of schools, colleges, and universities. The next, on STEM Learning Experiences and Their Consequences, will be held on August 18. AAAS is running a series of five online discussions of Talking about Leaving Revisited.
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