We live in an era of teaching that no longer has snow days. Instead, my school transitions to remote teaching. The days of waking expectantly to inches of snow and a surprise day off may be in my students’ pasts. But my days of waking expectantly to inches of snow and a day of using any pen I have on my desk have only just begun.

I’ve been watching the reboot of Alton Brown’s Good Eats this past week. Brown’s distaste for unitaskers resonates with me. I identify with the lack of patience he has for a cooking tool that only has one use. My focus this week, though, has been thinking through how I use unitasker and multitasker nibs.