Ashley Miller: teaching in a pandemic – Part Three
There is societal dissonance between knowing children need mental health support and the lack of access they actually have. “[Students] are trying to be more present and authentic, which is really positive but also really difficult. We’re giving young people so much more emotional responsibility and not making any space for it. We’re still giving them all the responsibilities with homework and with after school activities, and yet [not giving] them time to process any of this.”