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Teachers see different hardships during COVID-19 Pandemic
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A time that has presented many challenges with having to stop in-person learning, then having to move everything online, and then finding a balance of both, the COVID-19 pandemic has been physically and emotionally draining on educators.
For Cami Ashley, a kindergarten teacher at Lakeshore Elementary, it has been personally difficult. “This pandemic has really weighed on me emotionally. It has been an extremely difficult year and has made me look into alternative careers. This is also true of a lot of my colleagues as well. I feel like I am constantly in the ‘fight or flight’ zone throughout the day. Our school is in person Monday through Friday full time, so there has been no down time for teachers to catch their breath,” she said.
Kevin Barkholz, an English teacher and girls’ golf coach at Jackson High school, said, “The largest obstacle throughout this COVID era, has been the perceived isolation.