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New mental health hours for educators aim to rejuvenate, connect Lehigh Valley teachers in the age of COVID-19
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 13, 2020
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Lessons that once took veteran teacher Sheila Baab minutes to prepare, now take hours.
Baab, a bubbly mom of two, makes regular home visits to her Paxinosa Elementary School fifth-graders’ homes to deliver school supplies.
She tries to anticipate every barrier to learning her students might face and solve them.
No thermometers at home for a daily screening? She got one donated for every student. Are they hungry? Do they need a mask? Baab bought more than 250 masks for kids and sends students home with food on in-person learning days.