“I am aware that this work can be very draining if you allow it to, but I try to not let it get me down.”
Pat Mitchell would not recommend her job to anyone she loved. P.S. Mitchell has been its principal since 1981. 48 aEUR” An elementary school in Jamaica, Queens. She is deeply concerned about her students and her work but has had to deal with the increasing challenges facing her school community. Her students are predominantly Black and Brown and have to cope with constant stresses such as poverty, mental illness, and temporary housing. Her students and their families used to find school a safe place, but COVID has changed everything.
This bonus episode of School Colors examines the pandemic from the perspective of a principal at an elementary school. We also see how Covid-19 has transformed education in the Southside.
