Wholesome Experiences Teachers Have Had With Online Learning

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May 1, 2020 2:00 PM EDT

Online learning is something students and teachers alike have had to get used to over the past month or so. It's become the new normal and it definitely has its ups and downs. Being able to attend class from your bed (as a student of course) is great, but teaching from the other side of a screen isn't that easy. But nestled amongst frustrating parts are some pretty wholesome moments and the teachers of Reddit came together to share some of them.  Here are the best ones, below. 

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  • 01
    Text - Hedgiwithapen 404 points 9 hours ago I get to meet all my student's pets, and my students got to meet my cat.
    via u/Hedgiwithapen
  • 02
    Text - SpicyAbsinthe 139 points · 7 hours ago I teach Physics. I love the fact that I've been able to: • Really know some of my students as people (see their pets, talk about their siblings doing homework next to them, see them joke with their families, etc.) • Watch some students blossom under this model. The shy girl that never talks in class? Super confident online. The kid with messy writing or that never takes notes? Makes nice infographics of the class materials and shares with the class.
    via u/SpicyAbsinthe
  • 03
    Text - MissDaywalker 97 points · 7 hours ago I teach middle school. I'm always available by email, but once a week, I use our school's conferencing tool to review material and directly answer questions - like virtual office hours. I have a couple of classes where no one shows up, and that's fine. I don't require it. One day, I had over half of one class show up. We reviewed the lesson, and I said that if they didn't have questions, they could leave. A few minutes went by, and they were all just
    via u/MissDaywalker
  • 04
    Text - naivemelody4 32 points · 7 hours ago Yesterday one of my students showed up to our online class wearing his uniform! It was so precious.
    via u/naivemelody4
  • 05
    Text - OkayestHistorian 18 points · 6 hours ago I teach history at a community college. Most people who take history don't actually care about it, but some are engaged. When I give lectures, I try to relate history to real world examples people might face in 2020 to comprehend the material better. I've had numerous students, some who were good when we were in class and others who weren't as engaged, leave comments about missing going to class and that my explanations of events helped them unders
    via u/OkayestHistorian
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    Text - skoiiroy 16 points · 6 hours ago Told my students in a live chat yesterday that there were no more assignments other than the final project, and they all got legitimately sad.
    via u/skoiiroy
  • 07
    Text - erin1033 29 points · 9 hours ago HS Math teacher here Not being able to see my kids everyday has been really tough, especially knowing what some of them go through in their home lives. But one student emailed all of her teachers and told us this: "Let us remember one book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world. "Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." I hope you guys are staying home safe and washing your
    via u/erin1033
  • 08
    Text - ThisIsFineImFine89 14 points 6 hours ago There is a 6 year old boy with autism I meet with every day to practice reading. The first day my laptop was set-up with a large painting of trees visible on the wall of my apartment. He was so fascinated by the painting, and would constantly ask about it. I thought I'd incorporate it into our daily reading sessions. Now everyday we add a new character or prop from the story we are about to read. It's cute watching him get excited trying to find wh
    via u/ThisIsFineImFine89
  • 09
    Text - Puzzle130x 11 points 6 hours ago I teach college classes. When the colleges were closing I anticipated what, sometimes extreme, loneliness people would start to feel pretty soon. So I opened up a(mostly) anything goes forum, just like what people used in the 2000's. The extremely kind words and open discussions have been very heartwarming. People have been very supportive and seem to like the structure the class adds to their lives. Also I'm very proud that most of my students have manage
    via u/Puzzle130x
  • 10
    Text - MadMomma85 20 points · 7 hours ago I'm a teacher specialist, so I attend a lot of different grade level Zoom meetings. I always think it's sweet when kids show up to the meetings still in bed, under the covers.
    via u/MadMomma85
  • 11
    Text - tine-tine 8 points · 4 hours ago I teach Deaf and Hard of Hearing kids. A few logged on after weeks of troubleshooting and we managed to help them out with technology and figuring out how to join online classes and what not. The moment their cameras pop up and they see each other and their wide smiles light up the entire room because they can now communicate with their DHH friends and community is heart melting.
    via u/tine-tine
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    Text - what_really_ 8 points · 6 hours ago Professor here! I teach Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, and my favorite thing so far has been getting their families involved in the learning, the homework, etc. I play a lot of games in class normally, I'm very hands on and in my short experience it has worked. Yes, some get annoyed because they don't like it, but that's why I lecture first, then play. Anyway, yep, I've enjoyed having their kids join in. They love the Hokey Pokey! (Use names of muscles
    via u/ what_really_
  • 13
    Text - ghostdumpsters 7 points · 4 hours ago One of my kids, who only moved to my school a week before this started, send me an email every Friday telling me to have a good weekend!
    via u/ghostdumpsters
  • 14
    Text - HambergerPattie 7 points · 5 hours ago I'm on maternity leave but yesterday I joined my first graders at the end of their session with the long term sub. They were so happy to see me and baby, I even had a few parents want to see us. It was really nice to see them and how excited they were. I'll be starting back in a week so it was nice to have a way to ease back in.
    via u/HambergerPattie
  • 15
    Text - eiflovv 6 points · 5 hours ago I teach pre schoolers. Its kinda awesome to finally meet all their soft toys (no soft toys from home in sch due to high |chance of germs..). Plus, the children get so amused with camera tricks (covering the camera with ur finger and moving out of the screen before removing ur finger to show them you 'disappeared' or special filters) and the conversations are so ridiculous, we talk about boogers, knock knock jokes and our butts. Only sad thing is when they co
    via u/eiflovv

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