Edith Treviño

Teaching In The Time of Covid Edith Treviño

This Covid19 pandemic has blindsided us like a car crash, and it punched us in the stomach rightas we were attempting to get back up. There has to be time spent on "recovering" from thewreck, and the punches. It is imperative that we recognize our own social emotional wellbeing, so that we can make our way out of this wreckage with strength, courage, and determination. We have been, and continue to be in a crisis. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, the crisis"can and should be viewed through the lens of trauma" (Horesh & Brown, 2020, p. 334). Whichmeans, you, your best friend who taught down the hall from you, your colleagues, yourteachers friends have all experienced trauma. And although there are different types of trauma, we can't run from the fact that we have experienced it at some level. Even before Covid-19, we already knew that teaching can be a very stressful job. While at thesame time, we also recognize that our commitment and love for our students outweighs thestress. Therefore we keep on going, we keep on moving forward without stopping. Many times, we sacrifice ourselves for students-that is just what we do. We did it before Covid-19, and we are doing that now.