Fashion
School Closures Have Pitted Parents Against Teachers. What About People Who Are Both?
“I have my daughter’s work, and I have to teach, and I have my own personal graduate school work to do, and it feels like everything’s just collapsing.”…
Julie: It’s hard to say, in terms of my job and childcare. My husband is out of work. He’s in hospitality, so it’s like, who knows when he’ll work again? Could the city offer people like him, who work in hospitality, something to help get through this time? Absolutely.
Jeffrey: I just wish the city had had a plan implemented, so we wouldn’t have this whole “going back to school, going back home, back and forth” situation. I feel like if parents knew they would be remote all year, it might have been easier to plan and navigate this year.
What kind of emotional toll has this year taken on you?
Julie: The first round of closures was next-level traumatic, because our school community was really affected, and there were a lot of deaths. This time around, we’re prepared for it; we knew it was coming, and we’re dealing with it, but it doesn’t make it any easier. You just get so tired. You caught me on a very emotional day, when my students actually witnessed me and my husband having a marital spat! The baby was crying, and my husband was like, “You woke him up, you were being too loud.” But I was teaching! I just never thought I’d have a class of students witnessing those parts of my marriage live on Zoom.
Matt: Well, somethng just happened, actually, where my son—who’s a smart, bright kid, but likes to do the minimum—I was able to get into Google Classroom and look at one of his assignments, and I had to have a long conversation with him about, “You’ve got to do more than the bare minimum here.” This is my seventeenth year teaching, so I’m well aware of what expectations for a middle-school kid are, but that’s something that parents who are not teachers might not be able to do.
Jeffrey: Mentally, this has been really tough. I was on a call with my kindergarten class’s families the other day, and I was getting so stressed out, because I have my daughter’s work, and I have to teach, and I have my own personal graduate school work to do, and it feels like everything’s just collapsing.
Stay updated! Click the Google News follow button for more news and updates.
Follow on Google News-
Artist Spotlight8 hours ago
When Words Cut Deep, Flo and Amara La Negra Clash Over Colorism on Love & Hip-Hop Miami
-
Artist Spotlight9 hours ago
Kanye West Declares a ‘John Wick Vendetta’ Against Fashion’s Powerhouses
-
Artist Spotlight9 hours ago
Chris Brown Strikes Back: A $500M Legal Battle Against Warner Bros Over Controversial Docuseries
-
Artist Spotlight8 hours ago
SZA’s Cheeky Take on Drake’s Kissing Skills Sparks Buzz
-
Artist Spotlight9 hours ago
Chrisean Rock Claps Back at Karlissa Saffold Over “Clout Chasing” Drama at Blueface’s King of Crab Restaurant
-
Artist Spotlight10 hours ago
Outrage Over Sexyy Red’s MLK Tribute Leads to Apology
-
Artist Spotlight7 hours ago
Vishwa Ganesh stirs a mesmerizing pure rhythmic joy with “Don’t Wanna Go”
-
Artist Spotlight10 hours ago
Terrace Martin Opens Pandora’s Hard Drive, Unveils Vault of Unreleased Gems Featuring Kendrick Lamar and Quincy Jones