Participant 209 Community Conversations Journal
Date
2020-12-19
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Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey State Library
Abstract
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In this journal essay, Participant 209 chronicles their experience as a teacher and a parent over the months of February to December 2020, as it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic. The participant shares insights and observations about remote teaching and how it has affected students, teachers, and administrators since the start of the pandemic. The participant provides constructive criticism for fellow teachers, administrators, and the state and federal government about how the pandemic could have been handled better.
Keywords
COVID-19 Health Behaviors, Positive Outlook, View of NJ Government's Response to the Pandemic, View of the Federal Government's Response (in 2020), Resilience, Negative Mental Health Outcomes, Unpredictability, Secondary Suffering and Trauma, Challenges with Remote Schooling_Virtual Learning for Children, Social and Economic Factors, Self-Care Strategies, Parents or Guardians or Caregivers Functioning as Teachers, Financial_Economic (In)stability, Low Income Individuals, Social Re-Connect, Social Disconnect - Social Isolation and Loneliness, Education, Recommendations, Noteworthy Quotes for Report or Presentation, Acts of Kindness, Digital Divide, Vaccine for COVID-19, Perceptions from residents and societal views_ responses, Frustrations with Lack of Adherence, Warren Co. (N.J.), New Jersey, COVID-19 Pandemic