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Take all day Sunday to craft assignments and pull together
Everything students will need for the week
And inevitably miss a typo or forget something.
Change what needs changing.
Head to bed, visions of Powerpoints dancing in my head.
In the morning, tie up a few loose ends before fielding
New e-mails, some of which ask questions whose answers are available online.
Graciously (but sometimes grudgingly) reply because
I know they're as tired and overwhelmed as I am.
No one can keep it all straight. Start class by
Asking if there are any questions, which there aren't because they don't know what they don't know.
Power through, cracking the occasional joke, which may or may not get
A laugh, depending on how awake they are, or if they're
Not really here because they checked in then hid behind a
Dark screen.
Educating is challenging when you don't know who you're talking to.
My students are trying, but they are worn down, and so am I.
It seemed like a good idea to someone to eliminate breaks, to
Contain the contagion but, right now, a break is what we need.
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Is it really only week
Six?
Nodding, my students in the classroom try to encourage and
Occasionally even venture a reply but the rules are all different when half the class is live and
The other half is brought to you by Zoom. A few brave extroverts
Fight to keep the conversation going and maybe
One or two others join in.
Really, I'm thrilled when there's any participation at all.
Weeks go by quickly, though the days drag on, lacking the variety that keeps us sane.
I'm happy when I make it through several successive days without a tech misstep.
My desire to inspire has not subsided but the
Practical aspects of this new normal leave all of us feeling like a balloon whose air is
Slowly seeping out.
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