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Are virtual educators an answer to teacher shortages?

September 29, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

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Susan Padgett, a veteran math teacher of 28 years, pivoted away from in-person teaching in 2021 to do live virtual instruction as she began to have issues with her knees, which made standing and walking more difficult in a traditional school setting.

“I was struggling in the brick-and-mortar schools because of that,” Padgett said. “They don’t want you to sit down. You always have to be standing, and I was starting to have difficulties with my health.”

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