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Collected Item: “Lauren Mottles Oral History, 2020/05/21”

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Conversations with a San Diego Teacher

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Recorded conversation over Zoom

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This is a recorded conversation with a teaching colleague, Lauren, who works as the Math Department Chair at St. James Academy in San Diego. Since the beginning of the pandemic, and especially in California since the stay at home order on March 17th, teachers have done the incredible in teaching their students at a distance. Lauren shares her experiences at her school, reflections, and thoughts on the current state of education.

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#privateschools, #distanceeducation, #teachers, #zoomuniversity

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Joey Dorion, interviewer; Lauren Mottles, interviewee

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2020-05-21
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