As families make plans to return to school, either by distance learning or in person, the lessons learned over the past few months will play an important part in how we move forward.Second grade teacher Kathleen Ann Chen has learned it takes patience and compassion.“Our children can succeed and they can soar in any type of environment.
It’s just a matter of us and how we deliver things, the attitude we present to them,” Chen said from her home in Orlando.Chen’s dinning room has been converted into a temporary office.
Notebooks and school supplies are stacked around her.“Oh, they’re already logged in,” says Chen, looking at her computer. Moments later, a window pops up on the monitor, a dozen smiling faces stare back.