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Day 15: Alert ! New Students

Most years, a student might move and leave  class. But this is not most years.  Remote learning is not ideal so students come in and out frequently. 

Blended isn't working, they join. 
Remote is not working, they leave. 
Childcare is hard, they leave. 
Someone is quarantined, they join. 

Now, the classes in school are full. So no changes, right? No way. Today two new students arrived.  They were absolutely lovely.  They were fun! 

But these changes have been hard.  I've gotten in the habit of checking my email frequently, almost obsessively, so I'm not caught off guard. That's happened five minutes before school another change. Sunday night, change. 

And I know everyone is feeling it but that doesn't make it better.  

Today we ended with some kind words.  
What was the best part of your  day?

Meeting my new friends! 

So in the end... it didn't matter. 
All of my anxiety washed away for today. 


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  1. MaggieMarch 15, 2021 at 1:57 PM

    Getting new students in the middle of the year is always challenging, but this year even more so I bet! Glad they had a good day!

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  2. Erica JohnsonMarch 15, 2021 at 2:39 PM

    I can relate to this -- I got blindsided by a new student a few weeks ago. It's especially challenging given how our semester block is set up, but somehow it didn't cause me nearly as much anxiety for myself as I had anxiety for the student joining so late! I'm glad you were able to focus on some positives and your students as well.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 15, 2021 at 8:42 PM

    We've had two new students this year and a two students leave. It's amazing how our population continue to be more and more willing to uproot their family at the drop of a hat. I'm glad you had a positive experience today and wish you positives for the rest of the year! :)

    Thanks for sharing with us! :)

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