By Elizabeth Mee, Ed Source, May 8, 2020.
As Californians adjust to a restricted and socially distant life amid the coronavirus pandemic, each of us is forced to refocus on what is most important in our lives.
It is no different for Los Angeles educators, who are learning to navigate a new, virtual classroom in the second largest public school district in the United States. While the first inclination may be to return to “business as usual” (except conducted virtually through distance learning), we educators instead must consider the social-emotional needs of our students.
The most basic human needs — the feelings of love and belonging — must be met before a student can get back to the business of meaningful academic learning.
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