Teachers stressed and hopeful as learning amid a pandemic continues
and last updated 2021-02-08 12:48:28-05
Nearly a year into the pandemic teachers across the country are tired and stressed out, but at the same time, theyâre hopeful for the future, as one of the most challenging years in education continues to play out from coast-to-coast.
At Algonquin Regional High School in Northboro, Massachusetts, lifelong educators Jane Betar and Tom Alera can both be seen between class periods spraying down desks with sanitizer. They are doing whatever they can to keep themselves and their students safe from COVID-19. Five months into the school year, their students know the routine: masks up during class, desks stay 6 feet apart and the windows stay open to help with the airflow.