Teachers: How are they handling back to school?

Teachers: How are they handling back to school?

COMES TO THE BACK TOSCHOOL PROCESS.THE TRIAL AND ERROROF A COMPLETELY NEWMODEL CAN TAKE ITSTOLL.??THEIR KEY TOSTAYING CREATIVE ANDDILIGENT?

STAYINGPOSITIVE.GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFER GRISWOLD.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER RUTAULCINAITE GOT ANEXCLUSIVE LOOK INTO ADAY IN THE LIFE OF AWESTSIDE COMMUNITYSCHOOLS TEACHER TOLEARN MORE.STANDUP "EVERYONE ISDEALING WITH COVID-19IN THEIR OWN WAY.BUT WE WANTED TOFOCUS IN ON THEEDUCATORS AND ASKTHEM, HOW ARE THEYDOING?" KERRIPALMESANO -FIRSTGRADE TEACHER,PADDOCK ROADELEMENTARY "IT'S BEENHARD.MAKING SURE YOU GETLOTS OF SLEEP AND,MAKING SURE THATYOU CHECK OUT HASREALLY BEENIMPORTANT." THEWESTSIDE COMMUNITYSCHOOL DISTRICT HASBEEN USING A HYBRIDMODEL SINCEBEGINNING CLASSESLAST WEEK.IT'S A CHALLENGETEACHERS, LIKE KERRIPALMESANO, HAVE HADTO ACCEPT AND GETCREATIVE WITH.'WE'RE ALL NAVIGATINGIT TOGETHER.IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOURFIRST YEAR OFTEACHING AGAIN." KERITEACHES FIRST GRADEAT PADDOCK ROADELEMENTARY.SHE SAYS THAT THEREIS INEVITABLY SOMENEGATIVITYSURROUNDING THEUNKNOWN, BUT THATNAVIGATINGEVERYTHING IS BETTERWHEN COLLABORATINGWITH OTHEREDUCATORS AND WHENEVERYONE STAYSPOSITIVE.WESTSIDESUPERINTENDENT MIKELUCAS AGREES ANDTWEETED THIS OUTSAYING, "IT'S OK TO BESTRESSED, EXHAUSTEDAND EMOTIONAL.THIS IS A TOUGH TIMEFOR EVERYONE.WE DON'T HAVE TO BENEGATIVE THOUGH, WECAN POSITIVELYEMBRACE THE BEST WECAN DO RIGHT NOW,NEGATIVITY NEVERHELPS." "IT IS OKAY TOHAVE THOSE FEELINGSAND TO BE FRUSTRATEDAND TO VENT BUT THENMAKE SURE YOU KINDOF TURN IT AROUND TOSOME SOLUTION."STAYING POSITIVE ALSOHELPS THE LITTLEONES, LIKE FIRSTGRADER JORDYNMCLEAN, WHO ISGETTING USED TO NEWNORMALS, LIKEWEARING A MASK.JORDYN MCLEAN - FIRSTGRADER, PADDOCKROCK ELEMENTARY"YEAH IT'S KIND OFDIFFERENT BECAUSEWE CAN'T SEE PEOPLESMILE, BUT WHEN YOUSEE SOMEONE SMILEYOUR EYES SQUINTDOWN." EVEN THOUGHSMILES MAY BE HIDDENBEHIND THE MASKS,THEY GO A LONG WAY.FOR STUDENTS, ANDESPECIALLY FORTEACHERS.REPORTING IN OMAHA,RUTA ULCINAITE, 3NN.FOR TEACHERS ANDEDUCATORS WHO MAYFEEL OVERWHELMEDAND STRESSED, WEHAVE SOME FREEMENTAL HEALTHRESOURCES ON OURWEBSITE - 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM.