Anna J. Small Roseboro 11/15/2020
Description
Anna J. Small Roseboro, a retired educator, currently resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband of over fifty years. Mrs. Roseboro began teaching English at the secondary level in 1966 but recently retired. Roseboro shared many anecdotes about how her writing served her during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roseboro expressed how much support the poetry group has given her. Roseboro also shared how important it was to support her daughter who was only in her first year of teaching when schools closed due to the pandemic. Roseboro expressed a deep passion for supporting teachers who are in the trenches. She talked about the heartbreak she felt from the racial injustices that surfaced during the summer of 2020. Students without internet access, lack of technology, and even students having to sit in parking lots of local restaurants in order to have access to Wi-Fi. Roseboro also mentions the great support from her spouse.
| Date(s) | 11/15/2020 |
| Call Number | CTP_020 |
| Subjects | Online education, Cultural diversity, Self-care, Changing education, Mentoring, Mother-daughter relationships, Racism, Injustice, Inequity in education, Technology access COVID-19 (Disease)--Diagnosis--Government policy, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Computer network resources, Internet access, Interviews, Middle school teachers, Poetry, Poets, Retired teachers, School management and organization, Teachers |
| Interviewee(s) | Anna J. Small Roseboro |
| Interviewer(s) | Stacey Joy |