Typically, the start of the school year is a joyous time. At least, for teachers and parents. After a long break, parents look forward to letting their kids grow and socialize while at school. For teachers, they often can’t wait to get back to the classroom. Plus, earning a paycheck again definitely helps boost that morale.
This year is a little different. Instead of good feelings, most teachers are plagued with fear. Right now, most states still aren’t allowing indoor dining, and numbers are still on the rise. For older teachers, the virus is more of a direct threat. But nobody wants to be the person silently carrying the illness that’ll end up killing their relatives.
While not a teacher myself, both of my parents were — and often, I think about how they’d handle the situation. My mom was a first grade teacher, and absolutely loved her classroom, year after year. My dad spent his last years as an administrator, but was in the school district his entire professional career. These past few months, he knew how worrisome the virus was, and took it seriously. But, he likely never thought that certain states would go so far as to put their educators at risk.
For parents, there’s no easy answer. With digital learning, some parents have had to quit their jobs in order to stay home and help educate their children. But inside the class, there are still so many risks, like trying to make sure elementary school children are always masked and sanitized. Here’s what teachers who are heading back to the classroom are the most worried about.
Source : https://www.littlethings.com/classroom-teaching-worries/