Masked and Ready for School

Teaching during COVID-19 is making me a better educator

Selfie of me smiling under my mask with fogged up glasses, by the author

“I don’t like that I can’t see my friends’ and teachers’ smiling faces.” — 5th grade student

In my 22 years in the classroom, I couldn’t have imagined having to cover my face and tell my students over and over to separate, social…