Favourite books

This interviewee is a history and civics (social studies) teacher who is currently working as a teaching assistant due to her time constraints. However, she continues to do tutoring and intensive individual work with pupils and students. During the pandemic, she was in charge of a group of children who were struggling with the lessons and often substituted in other classes as well. She herself has a large family, 5 children and over 20 years of experience in teaching.

I really did struggle with the computer and all the applications. I even had to ask my students for help. They were very kind and help me with the technique, thus every day I was getting better and now I use computers without any hesitation. So, this I see as a positive side of the covid times. What I have to say is, that I really appreciated the fact that I only work part time. I had enough time for my children to help them with their classes and I could help them learning. If I did not have so much time, I do not know if I could make it through these times. And I also can´t imagine how my colleagues who work full time and have their own children had to struggle with the time and focus.

I would say that it is really important to have enough time, especially if one has children. Also, I used this time for me, so I could read my favourite books as well as new ones.

When you can´t keep going, go faster.

Date: September 2022
Organisation: ZŠGJ