Home learning continued

Many adults as children set up their dolls, stuffed animals, etc... as their "class".  It was something that we did for FUN.  As the "teacher", we might find one sibling to participate, but most of the time it was just us and the toys.  You would create a math problem on some flat surface maybe a board.  You would call on random "children" hoping for an answer.  "Mr. Bear what is the answer to 7 + 3."  Then the teacher would change their voice and answer for Mr. Bear.  "It is 10".

My crazy Saturday morning AH HA is that asynchronous learning feels the SAME WAY!  Many of my teacher friends are "talking" to their students by name when they are no where near by.  One teacher friend even compared it to romper room and Molly and her Magic Mirror earlier this week.  Online teaching feels like this.   Many teachers are BACK in the empty classrooms.  YES - they are NOT teaching from home like the spring.  We are reporting to work everyday for our entire contractual day.  We are talking to our empty desks.  Teachers like me are recording videos hoping to be heard on the other side.  It is TOUGH!

However, I feel that I got two "wins" this week.  A sweet parent note about how much their child like the activity and a happy student doing his science picture! BOTH are sweet and touching for a variety of personal reasons.

Hugs to all my teacher friends across the nation!  Keep finding the WINS and keep pushing through there is a Susy, Johnny, Bobby, etc. who hears you and appreciates those videos or live meetings (even if they do not answer you!).  

Covid is less than ideal for everyone, but let us celebrate the wins not the losses.  No one knows tomorrow...so one day at a time!

I even found a news article about one teacher who has done this!  You might find some stuffed friends sitting in my STEAM room next week :)

Teaching to animals