Margaret Simon 01/16/2021
Description
Margaret Simon, from New Iberia, Louisiana, rediscovered her passion for writing through the National Writing Project summer institute. Mrs. Simon teaches gifted students as an itinerant teacher for two schools. She is teaching online and face-to-face. She shared how the COVID-19 pandemic shut down gave her a sense of peace and fear at the same time. When school shut down in the spring, she got the chance to go for walks, record videos of her poetry and garden. Mrs. Simon shares her concerns about the deprecations that her online students might have. However, she emphasizes the importance of technology and all the benefits it has brought to her educational context.
| Date(s) | 1/16/2021 |
| Call Number | CTP_026 |
| Subjects | Online education, Gifted students, Peace, Fear, Self-care, Technology COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Elementary school teachers, Interviews, Loss (Psychology) in children, Poetry, Poets, Teacher-student relationships--Psychological aspects, Teachers |
| Interviewee(s) | Margaret Simon |
| Interviewer(s) | Katrina Morrison |