If you are an educator, parent, or student, then you know that the global pandemic created some enormous education challenges for us in 2020. Balancing workloads, technology issues, student needs, and mental health are just a few of the hurdles that teachers had to overcome this past year. In today’s episode, 5th grade teacher Danielle Wade joins us to talk about her experience as an educator during the pandemic. Danielle shares her favorite and most challenging moments of 2020 and speaks about what she hopes to take forward with her in 2021. 

Episode Highlights:

[2:28] “No matter your tenure, crazy is a good word to describe it.” Danielle talks about what it is like to be a new teacher during a global pandemic.  

[7:28] “In a strange way, I’m glad we didn’t know…” Making the transition to online learning at the beginning of the pandemic was a huge challenge for teachers and students. Danielle shares her experience.  

[10:41] “We couldn’t be with her.” Dealing with a death during the pandemic, without the ability to say goodbye, forced Danielle to learn new coping skills.  

[17:00] Like many individuals, Danielle had never experienced anxiety before the pandemic started. She speaks about what that felt like for her, and how what she did to cope.  

[22:46] “The beautiful parts of ourselves don’t come out in those moments.” Danielle describes what it is like to be on the receiving end of the frustration parents have been feeling.  

[30:29] When Danielle ended up sick with Covid-19, she was really disappointed by something that others were doing. “This isn’t who I am.” She shares the trick that helped her feel better.  

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