100 Days Smart

This story, springing like a phoenix from a ruined school year, chronicles the first hundred days of the COVID-19 outbreak in northern Italy, the epicenter of the European crisis. It begins on the last day of school before closure, the one hundredth day of school, and journals the very different lesson plan that coronavirus had in store in 2020. The experiences of teachers, students, and parents living through the onset of the pandemic unfolds through personal accounts and communications with colleagues, family, and friends.  One hundred days later, when Italy begins to ease out of the most draconian lockdown in all of Europe, we again glimpsed into our old yet new world.