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April 2020: Five Things I've Learned About Myself During Emergency Distance Learning

I think we can agree we've all learned a lot about ourselves right now. I'm fortunate. My family is healthy. We are able to work from home. We have fairly little responsibilities right now. My dog is ecstatic that he gets multiple walks a day. We get to cook and bake much more often. We have time to work on our house that we bought last year. As often happens during times of change, I've learned some things about myself. It is possible for me to stay awake past 11:30. (I actually hate it though. I'd rather get up earlier and go to sleep earlier. I'm working on that, if anyone has suggestions...) I need my students and colleagues. I crave social interaction all day and my husband has zoom calls and work to do. I'm sure even my dog is getting annoyed with me. I miss hearing about my students' weekends and chatting with my department in the hallway during passing periods. (I still don't miss lunch duty. I will never miss lunch duty). I have starte