RESUMO
In Mar 2020, when the world shut down because of COVID, many tried to adapt--and some did fine. But when online learning continued into fall 2020 and (for some) into spring 2021, they began to lose something essential that makes classrooms engaging places: their in-person human connections, the bridges they build when they investigate questions and share ideas together. When Aamiina expressed frustration that she was not learning to engage with ideas even as she was receiving examples of how to write well, she woke Campbell from a post- online- learning stupor. A classroom, as bell hooks said, should be where "the practice of freedom" occurs. It took a wonderful book to lead her into creating that opportunity in her classroom again. The problem here was not the traditional research paper, as some scholars have claimed, though it's true that teachers should seek additional approaches to that assignment in response to this digital age and to students' requirements for engagement. The real problem is simply that teachers, must pay attention to the nagging sense that something is not working--and they must be brave enough to try something new that invites every student voice into the room.