Over the past few months,  Ms. Luechauer, a teacher, has faced the overload of balancing virtual learning and her own quarantined childcare. 

“In the beginning, it was kind of shocking because we were at school and then we weren’t. We were just told to make a few lessons and then we might come back. Then, we found out pretty quickly that we weren’t coming back,”she says.

 This upheaval not only affected her, but her children as well. “My kids had to stop going to preschool and they would ask us why, so we would just call it The Sickness. Luckily, they ended up liking preschool at home better than going to preschool,” Luechauer says. 

With all the uncertainty , Luechauer became stressed  between juggling her home life and teaching full time. “Well, since I teach, and my kids were needing school at the same time, there was a lot of overlap,” she says. “Like, how do I teach my kids and also do lessons for my students in a way we have never done before and not much information on how to make that happen? So, there was a lot of figuring out how to be successful as a parent and as a teacher.” 

Even with all of the new, negative aspects that Luechauer has faced, she still manages to have a bright outlook on this crazy world. “ I think you just have to laugh a lot and know you’re going to mess up and it’s okay to constantly mess up,” she says. “You just need to laugh it off because that is all anyone can really do. 

Luechauer has maintained a positive view of this difficult situation that no one saw coming. She has been able to rise above the occasion, realize perfection is not a realistic goal, and take this new adventure one step at a time.

“Focus on moving forward and take it day by day. Doing this has really helped me.”