Feb 16, 2018
What it feels like to be a teacher in the era of school shootings
Here's what it feels like to be a teacher in the era of school shootings
When I was 22 and a first-year teacher, a Creative Writing student told me in the middle of a lockdown that it was my job to stand in front of the door so I would get shot first. Then one of my students decided to hide in a cabinet so he could bang on its door. I was proud of myself for not visibly jumping. I had absolutely nothing productive to say. That day, I had a 45-minute class that was on…
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