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Sunday, March 29
As I’ve mentioned last week, the Southeast Polk school district has cancelled their classes for the time being due to the outbreak of COVID-19. While it would have been nice to help out my placement and conduct my second lesson plan, I do believe that it is in the betterment for both myself and the world to continue to self quarantine until the pandemic completely washes over. I know how perseverant the human race is, and I know the power of togetherness during times of hardship. As of now, the world is dark and frightening, but there will always be a glimmer of hope that simmers out the darkness.
On another note, I had my first virtual meeting on Sunday afternoon from 12-2:40 with my TA Practicum class. At first Google Meet was kind of confusing, especially with the microphone. We all eventually, however figured out the program and the meeting was rather successful. In fact, I would say that it was more than that. I thought it was a very engaging and fun way to interact with my classmates and instructor despite what is happening outside of my household. I enjoyed listening to how everyone’s hours have been coming along, as well as all of the lesson plans that my other peers have come up with. This Google
Meeting with my Practicum class has certainly been a highlight to my self-quarantine. Lately, I’ve been really down on myself and practically unmotivated to hardly do anything anymore. Being unable to go to my regular classes and see all of my classmates and instructors in person certainly put a damper on my mental health in general. Sunday’s virtual meeting, however, has actually given me a little bit of hope. Despite not being face to face, seeing everybody has definitely made me feel a little less alone. I now have this slight feeling of motivation to finish this semester strong the best I can. I have an individual meeting with my instructor tomorrow from 2-3, and I’ll see where I should continue my class from there. Now that I know that these virtual meetings make me feel less isolated, I am definitely looking forward to it.