A teacher’s diary: ‘What my kids learned on their first coronavirus no-school day’
Hagopian teaches English/language arts and ethnic studies at Garfield. He is also an editor of the magazine “Rethinking Schools,” co-editor of the book “Teaching for Black Lives” and editor of the book “More Than a Score.” He was awarded the national 2013 “Secondary School Teacher of the Year” from the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences and won the 2019 NAACP Youth Coalition’s Racial Justice Teacher of the Year award. He blogs at www.IAmAnEducator.com.
Hagopian’s diary will reflect the extraordinary position that Americans find themselves in during the pandemic. Public life is largely halting in many parts of the country; President Trump recommended that people gather in groups of no more than 10; businesses and schools are closing; and major sporting and other events have been postponed or canceled.