Dear Administrators, parents, and all who’ll listen
Wasn’t Remote Work Meant To Make Us More Efficient?
How shifting schedules and burnout are undermining education
There’s a video on YouTube of a magician explaining the different types of magic using nothing but a balloon and a pencil. It’s captivating, magical, and entertaining. At the end of the video, the magician says, “You didn’t notice my shirt change color.”
It’s a fantastic way of getting the audience to rewind and find that moment of change and collectively say “A ha! There! There’s where it changed,” but no matter how many times we rewind the video of the magician, the exact moment still alludes us.
When exactly did everything change?
Wide-eyed, fresh-faced, and ready for my passion
When I first began teaching in 2011, I had no idea where it would take me, nor could I have foreseen how opinionated I would become about the profession. Like most English Language Teachers, I began my career working in courses. It was a great gig for someone in their early twenties, but not one I wanted long-term despite my love for teaching. In 2015, my fate was sealed when I landed a great job at a school.
