[KC]: Memes from the Quarantimes

Create a new post with the memes that you've created this week and an explanation of what they are commenting on. This is visual rhetoric. Beyond being humorous, they should be making some statement about life, school, and/or the human experience during this time. Be sure to title it with your First Name and Last Name and "Meme from the Quaratine"

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Here is the meme that I created.

This is a weird time for everyone and as a teacher I feel pulled a bunch of different ways. This meme reflects that. The fire is the virus, but it's also the emotional toll of the time and the directives of the school district and the fact that I can't laugh and joke with my students each day in the way that I used to. It seems like things are crumbling around us as the world—the world as we know it to be—comes to a halt. As teachers, we feel at odds with ourselves. We feel pulled to teach no matter what is going on because that's what we do and that is important. Yet, we also see how important it is right now to eliminate stress and worry. We recognize the need for routine and structure in such a chaotic time. Yet, we also see this quarantine as a way to shake out of the routines that have been driving us and simply take a moment to breathe, redirect, and realign our perspective of what really matters. While this meme is usually meant to be ironic and what is described as "fine" is not actually fine, I feel like it speaks both ways in this case. At the end of the day, my job is to teach and that's what I'll do, but "teaching" might look a little different. Through a screen and through activities posted to a blog, I'll teach critical thinking and reading skills and writing, but I'll also teach kids to be creative, to show compassion, to reflect, to hope, to still dream, and to not take for granted the things that we are all missing right now. Despite the fires I am dealing with each day, this actually is fine ... because I am still a teacher and my students are still here (just in a virtual space).