Today I had an appointment in the morning so was absent from work. Since noon I have been calling parents/students about missing work and support they need, responding to student emails, and providing feedback on late assignments. I just closed laptop now. This means I #onted

have not moved into the next batch of feedback that is needed. This is the reality of emergency distance learning. Teachers work harder and feel like they accomplish less. But I'll wake up tomorrow and do more of it and try to catch up so students continue to get what they need.

I spend much of my thinking time wondering how we are going to help students succeed in their next math course when there is so much inequity in distance learning. I do everything in my power to provide opportunities for students to learn as I can, but there's only so much we can

control. The government's claim for the need to have synchronous learning as part of this model was something I was already doing (in the form of office hours for extra help), but this is impossible to make equitable. Students most in need of the access have the most barriers to

join us. I'm privileged to not currently have any dependants in my home. I really don't know how many of my colleagues are managing this work. I guess my only real point in this thread is to give you a lens into the teaching world right now. We are hard at work. Always.