Monthly Teacher's Guide

What a year it has been, and what a year it will be. Hold on to your hats. We are thankful for all the courageous, overworked, inventive teachers who have had to learn new ways of doing things, impossible ways of reaching all your students, heartaches for not being in the classroom, and fears for your own safety and that of your students and your family

Wow, what a year it is. It will be long in the history books. Our profound amazement for the teachers working so hard to get instruction across to students with limited understanding of English. Everyone in education—from teachers and administrators to students and support staff; from writers and editors to printers, packers, and shippers—are all struggling to deal with uncertainty, hardship, and running out of funds. Every once in a while we have to remember to breathe deep and take in the oxygen we need.

No one could have imagined the year that this is. It challenges all of our flexibility, energy, and resilience. Whether you are teaching online, or not even seeing classes...we miss our students' actual presence, don't we?

April is usually a fun time. But sadly, the news all around us creates anxiety...What will happen next? Schools, jobs, shopping, health all affected by COVID-19, and in unpredictable ways. We all need to make plans in case of ...? What if? And help students get the vocabulary they need to understand what's happening with coronavirus/COVID-19, what the government is doing, how to prevent it, how to weather it without infecting elderly or immune-compromised others.