The Pandemic Is Killing My Passion for My Profession

You might know me as a writer, musician, or minimalist, but by profession, I’m a college instructor, a teacher.

I love teaching, always have and always will. However, my passion for my profession as a teacher has waned greatly throughout the pandemic. But it’s not just the pandemic to blame. In this essay, I’ll explain.

First, online teaching is not the same as face-to-face teaching in so many ways. There are two kinds of online teaching: synchronous and asynchronous. The majority of online teaching is done using asynchronous methods. This simply means that there is no specified times for classes to meet. Instead, instructors post course material, instructions, announcements, due dates, etc. Then the teacher grades students’ work and communicates with them individually on ways to improve.

Teaching online in an asynchronous manner has pros and cons. The pros are simple. It allows more freedom for both instructors and students to schedule teaching and learning around our busy daily lives. That’s about where it stops. Before I get to the cons, I want the reader to understand my commitment toward teaching online.

I take pride in developing online courses. I’ve constantly improved my online courses and I believe they are created in ways where students can learn the subject material…