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For years, Marie, a pseudonymous woman living in the Bay Area, subjected herself to extraordinary levels of vulnerability: She taught English to high school freshmen.
“Fourteen-year-olds are some of the most judgemental people on the planet,” Marie says. “I stood in front of them for hours every day and I did not feel the level of self consciousness that I started to feel when I had to be on Zoom all the time.”
The 27-year-old is between careers now, working toward a project management graduate degree. Still, if she wanted to continue her studies this past pandemic year, like so many more students, professionals, or anyone else seeking connectivity with others, Marie was forced to fire up video-conference calls.