Has covid changed or shaped your life goals? How?

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It has delayed 2 major trips that were planned for a long time.
Canceled all summer plans.
But safety first. COVID-19 gave me new perspective on many things. There are a few silver linings. I'm grateful!

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No. This isn’t forever. Eventually we will go back to our new normal which will involve classroom instruction, which has been the point of me becoming a teacher.

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It has made me more aware of how to handle it. I am curious about how far this goes before we have to stay home again. I am getting ready to make some units like I did when we stayed home after Spring Break just in case.

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Covid-19 has pulled back the curtain on systematic racism in all areas of society- criminal justice, healthcare, religion, and education. Because of this my teaching goals have changed. I have adopted a social justice lens for the classroom. No longer is my work just about helping kids navigate this sad system. I want to teach them how to dismantle it. I also am committed to creating real anti racist community on my campus. I’ve heard “it takes a village” so many times, but we never bother to do the messy work to create a real village for our kids. I’m getting my hands dirty. And I want to show my students how to sacrifice and do the dirty work so that the future can look better than the past or the present.

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Worked from home for 12 weeks. Can’t see friends. I understand that I am fortunate and pray for those affected physically and financially 🙏🏾❤️

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Yes, I am more concerned and grateful for every breath my family and I take. My goal of going to med school next year has changed to keeping my family and myself healthy through next year.

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