‘I Am Stretched Very Thinly’: Making Remote Learning Work

We hear from Chicago Public Schools teacher Jessica Vega as she wraps up a fall of remote learning.

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‘I Am Stretched Very Thinly’: Making Remote Learning Work

We hear from Chicago Public Schools teacher Jessica Vega as she wraps up a fall of remote learning.

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Before the pandemic, Jessica Vegas used to go out of her way to help students and parents.

That was a big part of her identity as a teacher, her calling. But this fall, as a new and more demanding school year unfolded, she realized her interactions with students and their families weren’t going to be the same.

Press play above to listen to the final installment in the series about Vega’s experience.