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Education changed
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Title (Dublin Core)
Education changed
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Description (Dublin Core)
It was my first year teaching middle school history. I was bright-eyed, excited, and felt like I had finally found my calling in life. I went into spring break with such an excited feeling about my new career path. Coming from retail, I could finally have time to spend with my family and not have to worry about making a quota. Then the email came. We would be moving to distance learning and I would not get the chance to finish my first year as an educator with my first group of kids. The sound I most remember was the Google Meets login when someone joined. That sound will forever be associated with the pandemic. The sound I had never heard before became the sound that brought me joy as I was finally able to make sure my students were okay. I remember that sound and immediately checking to see who was logging in. It brought mixed feelings of compassion, empathy, and sadness. Even as we started to get back into the classroom, nothing would ever be the same as it once was. But that sound, that one quick sound, brought on the emotions of this educator. And I hope I will never have to hear that sound again.
Date (Dublin Core)
March 21, 2020
Creator (Dublin Core)
Samuel Allen
Contributor (Dublin Core)
Samuel Allen
Event Identifier (Dublin Core)
HST643
Partner (Dublin Core)
Arizona State University
Type (Dublin Core)
audio
text
Link (Bibliographic Ontology)
Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)
English
Education--K12
English
Online Learning
English
Emotion
Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)
sensory
hearing
classroom
joy
compassion
empathy
sadness
Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)
Arizona State University
HST643
sensory history
educator
google meets
middle scchool
teacher
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
08/22/2022
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
09/02/2022
09/08/2022
Date Created (Dublin Core)
03/21/2020
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This item was submitted on August 22, 2022 by Samuel Allen using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive
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