Denise Hill 02/11/2021

Denise Hill, from Bay City, Michigan, has taught for thirty years. She shares how she found her passion for teaching when she started developmental courses at a community college. Mrs. Hill explains how she anticipated to prepare her students for the lockdown and provided them a positive attitude regardless of the fear she was feeling. She acknowledges how important it is for writers to have a space to write in order to release stress and process feelings and emotions. Mrs. Hill recognizes the need of gratitude towards teachers and she shares her impotence of not being able to help other teachers as she wanted to. She is hopeful that the COVID-19 pandemic will make people kinder and gentle. She also emphasizes the advantages and students’ preference for a face-to-face learning environment and how it cannot be replaced with online learning. Mrs. Hill looks forward to seeing how online learning can be improved for students, which is their only option.