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I’ll try and articulate the mental strain/exhaustion of teaching amidst a pandemic.
1. We had nearly 6 months out of the classroom (WE WERE STILL WORKING) going back after such a long break is tough, and yes, you have lost some of that classroom skill.
2. While there are
1. We had nearly 6 months out of the classroom (WE WERE STILL WORKING) going back after such a long break is tough, and yes, you have lost some of that classroom skill.
2. While there are
changes in school due to Covid, for the pupils it’s a case of ‘putting on a show’ that everything is ok.
3. No. 2 above takes EFFORT because you ARE worried about friends & family you might come into contact with - because you’re a teacher. You suppress the worry.
4. You also
3. No. 2 above takes EFFORT because you ARE worried about friends & family you might come into contact with - because you’re a teacher. You suppress the worry.
4. You also
suppress your own worries of catching COVID - and if you did you’d feel guilty about not being in work & the impact on your classes.
5. AND you don’t want to do a p*ss-poor job of teaching because of your own worries, stress AND being aware of the impact of #Lockdown1 on the
5. AND you don’t want to do a p*ss-poor job of teaching because of your own worries, stress AND being aware of the impact of #Lockdown1 on the
pupils last time.
6. You just DAREN’T let your own worries bubble to the surface, because there might be no way back from that.
Allllllll of that
puts a huge strain on your mental capacity ALL THE TIME. This is just from a classroom teacher’s PoV - it will be much worse for
6. You just DAREN’T let your own worries bubble to the surface, because there might be no way back from that.
Allllllll of that
puts a huge strain on your mental capacity ALL THE TIME. This is just from a classroom teacher’s PoV - it will be much worse for
school leaders.
