At the
start of last week, I had only ever attended a handful of video conferences, and
had certainly never set up a meeting.
By the end
of this week, I will have taught Latin to over seventy children and adults via
several Zoom sessions I set up.
Communicating
with twenty-five teens on a single video call is…interesting, but I’m getting
better at it.
I always
thought that classroom teaching was not a job I could do from home, but these
strange times have proved me wrong. I
feel lucky to have had the previous two terms to establish a rapport with my
pupils before we embarked on this new adventure together.
And it’s
not just the teachers who are learning new skills – the children are having to
learn to work independently without the structure of a classroom and teacher
for much of the day.
For those
who find their inner discipline, this life skill will be the most valuable
learning experience of all; for those who don’t it will mean several weeks of lost
education & worried parents.
As for me, my
neighbours probably think I’ve gone bonkers through isolation. My desk is in front of the window and anybody
passing by will be able to spot me quite alone, apparently talking animatedly to
myself for hours on end.
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