Last Day of Class: STUDENTS DRAW THEMSELVES FIGHTING COVID-19 by Joy Bjorseth Visual Arts Teacher Cowell Elementary School
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These drawings were created on March 13, 2020. It had been a tough week: Sunday was the change to daylight savings; Tuesday and Thursday were parent-teacher conferences; and, over the week, news about the coronavirus had transformed from a vague concern to a scary reality. The fact that it was Friday the 13th wasn't really helping either.
would be closing schools until April. On Friday, our students were confused, hyped-up, and a little worried. Some of my older students were trying to joke each other out of their fears. One fifth-grade boy told me, "I'm gonna be in so much trouble if I get coronavirus 'cause my mom's just gonna be like, 'Ponte vaporu.'" (“Put VapoRub on it.�)
Right before we'd gone home from conferences on Thursday night, we found out that Denver
They weren't the only ones feeling anxious. Already, the teachers were wondering if we'd actually be
