No playing. Masks all day. Six feet apart at all times.
School seems like a frightening place, when you read about all the safety measures kids will have to adhere to this year.
Thankfully, there are educators, like Jennifer Birch Pierson, a Kindergarten teacher from Texas, who are making lemonade from some very sour lemons and making their classrooms as welcoming and comforting as possible for our littlest learners.
...Check out how she set up her classroom desks to look like a bunch of trucks on the road. She even makes the required desk shields look like windshields.
Those students who enter her classroom may have a tough time, but clearly they are in the hands of a caring teacher, and that's something all parents can be grateful for.
Thank you to the teachers, who, like Ms. Pierson, are doing all they can and more to make our kids feel safe and happy.
Edit:
Wow! The engagement on this post is incredible. It's clear education is a passionate topic, and I'm grateful for the voices on this.
To be extra clear, I am not a teacher, nor do I work in education in any capacity. I'm just a mom, stressing over school, and thought this was a cool thing to share.
I don't know how much money was spent on this or how, and I do recognize funding for schools can be terrible in many parts of our country.
That being said, I would like to direct your attention to a couple of education-focused causes that you can support right now.
Clear The List:
Through the website below you can purchase teacher-requested items directly from Amazon and have them shipped to wherever needed.
https://www.flow.page/clearthelist/
Dignified Learning Project:
The Dignified Learning Project is a nonprofit which seeks to make education more equitable and challenges students and teachers alike to think about academic systems and how they may be better imagined to serve marginalized communities.