EP247 Are the kids alright? A deep dive into the pandemic's toll on students (with Jessica Kirkland)

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

Angela Watson

Education, Courses

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The instability and unpredictability that students have experienced in this third school year impacted by COVID has definitely taken a toll on kids … but the impact can look very different from student to student. High school teacher Jessica Kirkland is here to share what she's observed in her students and discussed with them in terms of their mindset, behavior, and socio-emotional wellbeing.

If you can't quite put your finger on what feels "off" with students this school year and how class dynamics, relationships, and motivation levels have changed since the pandemic began, I think you'll find this conversation illuminating.

Jessica shares in her deeply empathetic way how both childhood and teenage experiences have been impacted in myriad ways by the pandemic. We explore the root causes for disconnection and lack of motivation, and how even if one particular student is doing okay (or even thriving), that student is still impacted by the people around them who aren't.

We talk about the limits of resiliency and how nearly everyone has been pushed to or beyond capacity for an extended period of time, and how that plays out in schools.

We end with Jessica's thoughts on what's giving her optimism and hope for the future of our students and our schools.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 247 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers.
0:06.0	I'm your host Angela Watson and I'm here to speak life, encouragement and truth into
0:11.3	the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead.
0:15.5	Today I'm talking with teacher Jessica Kirkland about what behaviors she's observing in
0:20.1	her students this school year and how she's showing up as the person her kids need her
0:24.6	to be.
0:25.6	Visit truthforteachers.com to get an easy-to-read easy-to-share version of this podcast episode.
0:33.0	The need for socio-emotional learning this year is obvious, but competing priorities can
0:37.0	make it difficult to find time for SEO.
0:40.0	Word workouts available at wordworkouts.org is a free pre-K to 12 lesson library.
0:46.5	Each lesson combines a physical movement video like a next stretch with a set of reflection
0:50.8	prompts that are all related to a single emotion and can be done in as little as 10 minutes.
0:55.5	You can try using word workouts for brain breaks or during advisory periods at the
0:59.8	secondary level.
1:01.3	To start using this 100% free resource with your students, visit wordworkouts.org, wordworkouts.org.
1:09.8	This podcast is also sponsored by BetterHelp.
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