This is a "beginning" post as in I have a thought and I have to start writing about it to fully understand it. Hence the (Rough Draft 1) in the title.
FIRST: I LOVE MY JOB! I love what I do, I love my colleagues, I LOVE MY STUDENTS! I'm also human. I am exhausted. Not surprised are you? After all, we are 18 months in a global pandemic, going from huge shut down to "business back to masked normal." Oh good grief. My life, our lives, have gone through huge upheavals. What is getting to me right now, is the feeling that we educators, those of us in academia too, are expecting ourselves and being expected to keep on the grindstone. It feels like a disconnect from being offered resources to moving our courses online to now, which I call "masked normal." There is no talk about how this change is making a huge impact on our emotional and mental lives. Granted our culture doesn't want to talk about emotions and we glorify working and the "grind." However we are flesh and blood beings so we need to address those needs as well. It would be nice to be honored, not with a "thanks" at beginning of the semester public address, also with acknowledgement that we need time to adjust. So, I shall continue to explore this idea, get better terms and writing, and share. For now, please share with me.
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Margaret Lion
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