Today I’m back in the classroom. It felt like out of no where three weeks ago our state government simply stated “no school”. Well, not exactly no school, but remote learning for seniors from the 2nd week and all other grades are extended holidays. Although, if your parents are essential workers then students could come to school.
When I heard the news I have to admit it took me a while to process. I even got the giggles when on our pupil free days all staff were at home completing their own remote learning (all our mandatory professional development).
Then we had the “zoom” meetings. All those memes of zoom meetings actually played out for real. Staff with their cameras on when they shouldn’t be (let’s just say we may have saw weird stuff from some staff, like, I so didn’t need to look that closely at your shirt button or up your nose). Or the best parts where the internet froze at the most convenient or was that most inconvenient times of our boss.
Thing is, the part of the school I work in once again showed their team spirit. Everyone was there to support one another in any way you needed. Of course, our very unsung heroes are our teacher aides and cleaners. They didn’t get a choice, they were required at school everyday.
If nothing else comes from this pandemic, it has made me super aware of the importance of people doing their job. Not just a small group of people within a business but everyone. Our schools are kept safe by our cleaners. Our students are fed by delivery drivers who visit many different sites.
So to all those people who may feel you are some of the smallest cogs in the system, I say thank you. Without your cog working the whole system goes down. Thank you for showing up and doing your best to keep our imperfect system going. Tomorrow may be the beginning of my term but for many others your beginning happened a few weeks ago. Thanks for making my return a little easier tomorrow.
Grateful Wonder 
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