Balancing Grace

Before handing out my midterm exam the Thursday before Spring Break, unease in classroom was palpable. I questioned, is it right thing to do give a now? Two days prior we learned online instruction would begin week after spring break for and possibly longer. This an unprecedented scenario. never took seminar titled, How Continue Teaching During Pandemic. resolved myself with attitude of we’ll get through this together; let’s done. passing exams, informally assessed students see how many had taken course before, few hands raised. then asked everyone feeling regard our inevitable transition. Students expressed anxiety worry because they class Learn As educators as move ahead uncertain culture learning, must strive listen learn, grow pedagogies, balance grace flexibility expectation.