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so I’
m sensitive to the needs 
of students who especially 
struggle with the challenges 
of e-learning.
 My kids are weathering 
this pandemic beautifully 
and making lemonade out of 
lemons at every turn. They 
missed having a bat mitzvah, 
going to Israel, seeing 
their family and friends, 
participating in theater and 
a summer full of camp fun 
— just like so many others 
have missed out on many 
experiences these past few 
months. But they haven’
t 
whined about it for one 
moment. Not one.
Instead, they’
ve acquired 
new skills and hobbies — 
tie-dying at home, learning 
to help with household 
chores, visiting faraway plac-
es virtually, learning how to 
play card games and coming 
up with creative crafts proj-
ects, even launching a new 
“business” selling things on 
Instagram. 
I hope this can be a lesson 

for all of us, parents and 
children, to use this time to 
deepen our character and 
fortitude by accepting what 
the year ahead will bring and 
finding ways to see the silver 
lining. 
Our kids have all had it 
relatively easy, growing up 
in loving homes with many 
wonderful privileges and 
trimmings. If missing a year 
of in-person instruction is 
the worst thing they have to 
deal with, I consider them 
pretty damn lucky. 
 If we don’
t teach our kids 
how to deal with this level of 
adversity, how will they ever 
face the inevitable challenges 
they are bound to confront in 
their lifetime journey? 
We cannot make every-
thing perfect for them, but 
we can teach them how to 
make the best of every situa-
tion. 

Metro Detroit native Karen Gold 
Stillman is a single mom living in 
Skokie, Illinois, with her two chil-
dren.

CORRECTION 
The cutline for this photo of the late John Lewis (Aug. 13, page 
8) was incorrect: It should have read: Don Cohen, Richard 
Gershenson (z”l), Rep. John Lewis (z”l), Dan Krichbaum (z”l) 
and Detroit Urban League President N. Charles Anderson.

