Teaching in a Pandemic
As this school year comes to a close, we aren't doing the usual rituals we are so used to. There are no last day assemblies and there's no celebratory grad cake... there are no students scrambling to finish their credits, waiting to the last minute to hand in their work, no retirement parties or get togethers with friends and colleagues. It is so very strange. Over the past three months, we have been communicating with students over email, google meet, and over the phone. We have tried to motivate them to do some school work, to get that one thing done so they could graduate or finish a course. Everything took 3 times longer and took way more effort. We got through on some level to most of them, but not all. And, really, a lot of them did do it... they did what they needed to do to get to their next step. Marks have been recorded, students will move on to the next grade, and walk across the stage when it is safe to do so, but it feels unfinished. The highlight of my teachin...