Reflections on what it means to be a teacher in the era of COVID19
After a full year of not having a moment to say hello, I finally met my new neighbor.
My son, an orchestra teacher in a private school in Ohio, is preparing his students to make cover videos, and his wife, a violist, is coaching students in chamber music ensembles by way of Zoom break-out rooms. But the real story here happens in that liminal space—in silences when I ask for responses—or when a student apologizes for being unable to do the work or even to show up for class.
During Zoom classes, I began to understand the silences as signs of trauma. The same students offered to do the reading. The same students had done the homework. Creative non-fiction is not among the required genres of the class—but the best work was coming out of the very lives they were living. Two students had written masterful pieces about characters who escaped confinement. It became a challenge to find appropriate examples—published work—neither too dark nor too light.
Upon her return, she asked to read her story aloud. I shared the screen. She read through tears. Others, too, were wiping tears from their own faces. ., our team is continuing to report through this global health crisis—doing what we can to keep you informed and up-to-date on some of the most underreported issues of this pandemic. —we can’t do it without you.I faltered. I almost interrupted her—but then I remembered an email she’d written. She said she had to be strong for her family.
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