"Teaching during COVID19- this is not what I signed up for..."
“Teaching during COVID19- this is not what I signed up for…” I never thought working with children would put my life or health at risk. Sure, as a Teacher who worked with children with special needs there may have been the occasional bump or bruise from intervening a little bit too quickly to assist a disruptive child or help an upset student AND there was that one time a parent did try to hit me (I kid you not. Those of you that have worked with me may recall the time I had to call 911 on a PARENT, but that’s another story….) I understand that if you are a soldier or a healthcare worker that is part of the job description but for educators that just did not seem to be in the realm of possibility. 2020 started off typically enough for most of us and then the unexpected and unprecedented happened. None of us could have planned for the upheaval that took place in classrooms all across this country and the world . For most of us there were mixed messages and miscommunications as well