ebi-pers:Hi, teacher here! And I’m here to say that anyone holding you to strict deadlines right now... ebi-pers: Hi, teacher here! And I’m here to say that anyone holding you to strict deadlines right now is 100% fucked up and deserves to be told such. But I’ll also say this (and I know it’s anecdotal evidence): having some sense of structure and normalcy right now has been very helpful for many of my kids who suffer from anxiety. Heck, it’s been a huge help to me (who also suffers from anxiety) too. My kids are scared. They’re not sure what’s going to happen or when they’ll be able to safely leave their homes again. They miss their friends and school and their routines. Some of them have sick family members. Some are staying with relatives because their parents are frontline workers. I’m in the same boat - I’m scared and I’m wondering when we will be able to return to our lives. I have family members who tested positive for COVID-19. The one thing I hear over and over from my kids and their parents is how happy they are to hear from me, to work on an assignment, to log into our weekly video chats just to talk and connect with their teachers and classmates for a bit. And any teacher or school with their kids’ best interests in mind is prioritizing interactions like this so that kids feel a little less alone. So yeah, an essay may sound dumb at a time like this and I agree. I’m not asking for brilliant 5 page analysis. I’m asking for some sign of life. I’m asking for my students to do something - write a sentence, read a page - to let me know they’re alright and to give them some semblance of structure so that they aren’t so scared and they don’t feel so aimless. I know not every school thinks the way my district does, but understand too that many teachers aren’t giving you busy work for no reason. We’re just as anxious as you are, but one thing that often helps is to have a distraction or to have purpose. The assignments we give and the routines we try to reinforce are meant to give a sense of security. I think I speak for many teachers when I say don’t sweat the small stuff. Do what you can, when you can (and if you can’t do any of it, that’s fine too). Try. And let us know how you’re doing. I stay up at night worrying for my kids. Hearing from them is a breath of relief. Check in with your friends. Be gentle with yourself and those around you. gayhex: Bro it’s literally so fucked up that we are in a global pandemic and school still requires you to do things.. like bitch ppl are dying and you want me to write an essay April 04, 2020 at 12:10PM

ebi-pers:

Hi, teacher here! And I’m here to say that anyone holding you to strict deadlines right now is 100% fucked up and deserves to be told such. But I’ll also say this (and I know it’s anecdotal evidence): having some sense of structure and normalcy right now has been very helpful for many of my kids who suffer from anxiety. Heck, it’s been a huge help to me (who also suffers from anxiety) too.

My kids are scared. They’re not sure what’s going to happen or when they’ll be able to safely leave their homes again. They miss their friends and school and their routines. Some of them have sick family members. Some are staying with relatives because their parents are frontline workers. I’m in the same boat - I’m scared and I’m wondering when we will be able to return to our lives. I have family members who tested positive for COVID-19.

The one thing I hear over and over from my kids and their parents is how happy they are to hear from me, to work on an assignment, to log into our weekly video chats just to talk and connect with their teachers and classmates for a bit. And any teacher or school with their kids’ best interests in mind is prioritizing interactions like this so that kids feel a little less alone.

So yeah, an essay may sound dumb at a time like this and I agree. I’m not asking for brilliant 5 page analysis. I’m asking for some sign of life. I’m asking for my students to do something - write a sentence, read a page - to let me know they’re alright and to give them some semblance of structure so that they aren’t so scared and they don’t feel so aimless. I know not every school thinks the way my district does, but understand too that many teachers aren’t giving you busy work for no reason. We’re just as anxious as you are, but one thing that often helps is to have a distraction or to have purpose. The assignments we give and the routines we try to reinforce are meant to give a sense of security.

I think I speak for many teachers when I say don’t sweat the small stuff. Do what you can, when you can (and if you can’t do any of it, that’s fine too). Try. And let us know how you’re doing. I stay up at night worrying for my kids. Hearing from them is a breath of relief. Check in with your friends. Be gentle with yourself and those around you.

gayhex:

Bro it’s literally so fucked up that we are in a global pandemic and school still requires you to do things.. like bitch ppl are dying and you want me to write an essay

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