What a lovely compliment, and how lucky you were to have such a teacher in high school. I had one like that, for English, and I still send her copies of everything I publish.

As for anxiety, no, I can’t report that I saw any of that. However, I think it would have been very difficult for me to see. The cues were so different from what I was used to that I believe if there had been mild anxiety — which there surely could have been — I would probably have missed it. Also, if a student didn’t want to come to school, there was no obligation. We had only a handful that came every day of the three weeks; most of them came some days and not others, especially in high school. That may have been due to anxiety, but if it was, I didn’t know.

Honestly, the kids showed (to me, anyway) no apprehension about the virus at all. These weren’t elementary kids, of course, and as such were much more able to process the nature of the disease. Statistically, by far the most dangerous thing they did was ride to school. The car trip was much more likely to kill them than the virus was. Most of them, I think, were aware of that. In addition, the students were selected specifically to be the least vulnerable and to come from the least vulnerable households. That surely played a role.

Your son is in for a rough time, I fear, but he is very fortunate to have a parent able and willing to accommodate his needs. Bless you all, and Godspeed. I hope it will be a wonderful time for both of you.