A Teacher's Valentine Reflection During Quarantine
This year I've been focusing more on my YouTube channel than this blog, but I feel that this is better communicated in writing. As a person at high risk due to medical conditions, I've been fully in quarantine. After surviving cancer, I know that health is something never to be taken for granted. I joke with friends about being in my "bunker," but I've never felt trapped. I want to highlight the people that I'm grateful for that have made teaching in quarantine bearable. I'm Grateful For: Paraeducators: Paraeducators are incredibly helpful in the "in-person" classroom, and have gone above and beyond during distance learning. I've been blessed to have two amazing women in my classroom this year and honestly I can't imagine this year without them. From noticing which students seem down to asking questions that will help students understand the lesson, these professionals add so much to our classroom community and provide much needed supp...