The Coronavirus Chronicles -Three Strikes You're Out

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I teach and have been home since March 13th. It was announced with 40 minutes left in the day.

I went back once to get my laptop, etc. My room looked like it was frozen in time, 70 half built rockets hanging from the ceiling...a weird feeling.

My wife is a nurse. Still goes to work in NICU (neonatal intensive care).

They are under equipped to deal with this. Hand sewed mask, no N95s.

I'm a prime target, if she brings something home I'll let you know.

Hi, I teach too, and our last day was the 13th of March, with the Governor saying schools are closed until May 4th. We have been asked to prepare packets, leave them at school and find some way to help our kids. I teach AP Chemistry and Physics. Are you guys being asked to do this? I am going to school tomorrow and with my granddaughter's help, take some pixs of problems and post to our chat page. I feel helpless and confused as what to do and what is expected of me. Michael
Hi, I teach too, and our last day was the 13th of March, with the Governor saying schools are closed until May 4th. We have been asked to prepare packets, leave them at school and find some way to help our kids. I teach AP Chemistry and Physics. Are you guys being asked to do this? I am going to school tomorrow and with my granddaughter's help, take some pixs of problems and post to our chat page. I feel helpless and confused as what to do and what is expected of me. Michael PS...I will ride one of my bikes to school and at least make a riding day out of it!

Another teach here, at a comm college. I guess we were "fortunate" in that our spring break happened right at the time the closures began to get serious. Our college pushed back spring quarter start by a week, giving us 2 weeks to get all our courses on line for the duration of the year--another 10 weeks.

So I've been at home for 3 weeks (finals week we cancelled our face to face exams) and next week we start up again...blackboard to deliver the classes, zoom to make the face to face time work. Steepest learning curve I've every faced. But I'm about 50% ready for the first 2-3 weeks. Then it will be a matter of staying 1-2 weeks ahead of the students. Been glued to computer for 10 hours per day, weekends a few hours less...

...and I am very grateful to have my job continue for the time being.