Is anyone else struggling with teaching in the pandemic?
this is so incredibly hard.
and I find it has changed my feelings about my coworkers - some of whom are in the “not a big deal” camp and have to be forced to take precautions for the sake of others (or in one case banned from campus)
Remember lock down drills? I work with people who would take a bullet for our kids - and I believe they would - but have refused to come back to the classroom. I on the other hand, would probably dive out of the way but am desperate to have my classes back and agonizing over their mental health.
I begged an exception to get a handful of kids back for two hours next week. I may have stretched the truth a little. I had administrative assistance on that.
I look into the office sometimes and the director looks like somebody waiting outside an operating room for news on wether the patient is going to live.