A high school teacher is using an unconventional method to connect with students during remote learning, sharing a worn cardboard box filled with anonymous questions from her class. The box serves as a bridge to address concerns and foster engagement in an era when direct interaction is limited. This creative approach highlights the challenges and adaptations of educators working to maintain meaningful connections with students online. The story offers insight into how teachers are finding innovative ways to support their pupils amid changing circumstances.


Krystalyn Musselman holds a worn cardboard box up to the screen on our Zoom call. It’s the anonymous question box she relies on to field queries from high schoolers at Tecumseh Public Schools in ...