# @edessentials_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CDY1W9fBReh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/139737-edessentials-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5252557388.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-08-02T13:07:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hunter | Teacher • Podcast Host (@edessentials_) — https://gondola.cc/edessentials_

## Caption

“I am an undying optimist to the point that it has become a running joke amongst my friends -- "Dude, you don't have to be positive all the time. It's okay to hate things once in a while."
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Under most circumstances I find my boundless optimism serves as an advantage. It guides me through tumultuous days of teaching and personal stress. But because I have been out of the classroom since March, my positivity has turned into one constant feeling that I think most educators feel as well:
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I am deeply torn about how schools should move forward this Fall.”
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I needed a way to express my thoughts about schools reopening, so I put together this blog post called “Coming to Terms with Pandemic Learning.” (Link in bio). I don’t have answers. I simply frame my perspective as I prepare to tackle a school year unlike any other.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hunter | Teacher • Podcast Host | @edessentials_ | https://gondola.cc/edessentials_ | Brand |
| Andy Saigh | @andy_saigh29 | https://gondola.cc/andy_saigh29 | Photographer |

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