When Rachel* got Covid, her employer expected her to carry on working remotely rather than take a sick day. “I was very, very tired,” she says. “[It] was very difficult to focus.” The special needs teacher based in the south-east of England delivered her lessons from home to pupils in the classroom, helped by a teaching assistant. “You felt that if you didn’t do it, you were letting people down.” Her difficulties were compounded by the weak school internet connection and some challenging behaviour from students.
蕾切尔感染新冠肺炎后,她的雇主希望她继续远程工作,而不是请病假。“我非常非常累,”她说,“很难集中注意力。”这位住在英格兰东南部的特殊需求教育教师在一名助教的帮助下,在家里给身在教室的学生上课。“你觉得如果你没这样做,你会让人们失望。”学校薄弱的网络连接和学生的一些具有挑战性的行为加剧了她的困难。