Lesson 1: Forced Adaptability

Teaching is a hard job. The coronavirus pandemic has complicated
it even more. How can you carry on when your situation is so
fluid, when you don't know whether you'll be teaching class
tomorrow in person, virtually or by some hybrid model in the
middle. This week, we focus on how one teacher is making it work.
Tommy Li is the journalism adviser of The Accolade student
newspaper at Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California.
He's not in a constant panic and hasn't pulled his hair out of
his head. He talks about the challenges he and his students have
faced, from tracking down sources virtually to toeing the line of
politicization that has entered schools and the lessons they've
learned about organizing a thriving publication virtually and
keeping each other motivated from afar. It's all about being
adaptable. The Accolade's website can be found at
shhsaccolade.com.