As far as I’m concerned, 3rd November can’t come soon enough! Having finished the fourth of my flex-hybrid classes over the first two days of the semester, I looked at my sophomore and junior students — some in person and others online — and saw an innocence and vulnerability that had not been as visible in January, and it broke my heart.
As far as I’m concerned, 3rd November can’t come soon enough! Having finished the fourth of my flex-hybrid classes over the first two days of the semester, I looked at my sophomore and junior students — some in person and others online — and saw an innocence and vulnerability that had not been as visible in January, and it broke my heart.
Each one has been impacted by this pandemic in someway and each one is frightened by the gaslighting and incomprehensible changes which have given a dark hue to their dreams, their futures. Never have I seen so much enthusiasm for learning about human rights, diasporic communities, immigrants, freedom of speech, BLM, white privilege, and social justice. Then again, how will I guide them through this semester of learning with a new sense of strength, possibilities, and a garnering of ethical values, questions, and insights that will imbue them with vision and the knowledge that they are the future, the instruments of harmony and hopefulness?
I choked up reading your post. What a tumultuous, painful time we are going through and what a weighty responsibility you, and all teachers, have. Cheers for your students‘ eagerness to learn.
The very fact that your students are showing this enthusiasm is key. You no doubt feel the weight of responsibility for guiding them, but the very fact that they want to be guided should make it easier for all of you to find your way. It can, and should, be a dance.
If every student had such a caring, dedicated teacher, we'd be a much better nation. Thank you.
And thank you, HCR, for also going above and beyond.
That’s wonder how you see your students, hear their interests and values, give them some structure, and forge ahead. You and they sound like a great group, and these kind of stories give me hope.
As far as I’m concerned, 3rd November can’t come soon enough! Having finished the fourth of my flex-hybrid classes over the first two days of the semester, I looked at my sophomore and junior students — some in person and others online — and saw an innocence and vulnerability that had not been as visible in January, and it broke my heart.
Each one has been impacted by this pandemic in someway and each one is frightened by the gaslighting and incomprehensible changes which have given a dark hue to their dreams, their futures. Never have I seen so much enthusiasm for learning about human rights, diasporic communities, immigrants, freedom of speech, BLM, white privilege, and social justice. Then again, how will I guide them through this semester of learning with a new sense of strength, possibilities, and a garnering of ethical values, questions, and insights that will imbue them with vision and the knowledge that they are the future, the instruments of harmony and hopefulness?
I choked up reading your post. What a tumultuous, painful time we are going through and what a weighty responsibility you, and all teachers, have. Cheers for your students‘ eagerness to learn.
The very fact that your students are showing this enthusiasm is key. You no doubt feel the weight of responsibility for guiding them, but the very fact that they want to be guided should make it easier for all of you to find your way. It can, and should, be a dance.
If every student had such a caring, dedicated teacher, we'd be a much better nation. Thank you.
And thank you, HCR, for also going above and beyond.
That’s wonder how you see your students, hear their interests and values, give them some structure, and forge ahead. You and they sound like a great group, and these kind of stories give me hope.
Meant: That’s wonderful...!