It is more than a teacher could really imagine—not just that your student succeeds in the world, but that a student might return to your life to inspire and uplift you.
It's been hard to process the response to my random tweet of encouragement. It's been overwhelming, actually. But it's also been a moment of feeling heard. Breaking through the loneliness that has only intensified this summer as I struggle to reconfigure my teaching life with a keyboard.
This coming year will undoubtedly be the most challenging of my teaching career. A pandemic rages in the country I call home. The challenge of reopening school buildings has become a flash point in our daily dialogue. And so I would like to leave you with this final thought: Most teachers teach because we enjoy human contact. Most teachers would much rather be teaching in person this fall, than sitting behind a keyboard trying to engage and inspire from afar. I know I would rather be back in my classroom. But I also know it's not safe. And I don't believe there's a way, despite the best of intentions, to make a school building safe during an out-of-control pandemic.
So, after you read this, should you feel inspired to reach out to teachers or students from your own past, please also take a moment to support teachers today who fear for their health and safety, if they are forced back into physical classrooms.Mai Jacobs is an elementary school teacher in New York State, she has been teaching for more than 30 years. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is one of her former students.
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