TY - JOUR AU - Shea, Munyi AU - Awdziejczyk, Alexis N. PY - 2020/11/11 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Make Healing, not Performance, the Goal for K-12 Schools Amid this Global Pandemic JF - International Dialogues on Education Journal JA - IDE VL - 7 IS - 1/2 SE - Articles DO - 10.53308/ide.v7i1/2.29 UR - https://idejournal.org/index.php/ide/article/view/29 SP - AB - <p><em>The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has had far reaching implications on every aspect of human life – from where we work, to where we feel safe to grocery shop, to how we greet friends. At the same time, the pandemic has exposed long-standing issues of structural racism, xenophobia, social and economic inequities, precipitating multiple large-scale social justice movements and demonstrations in the United States, culminating in “dual public health emergencies.” As Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) students slowly return to school, educators are grappling with how to support their students amid these overlapping crises. In this paper, we discuss the relevance of trauma-informed pedagogy, with a specific focus on 3Rs – relational connectedness, restored trust, and contextualized resilience. We urge educators to keep the whole child at the center of their curriculum, and to make healing – not performance – the priority for K-12 schools amid and following the global pandemic.</em></p> ER -