At the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, before we had a chance to acclimate to our world turned upside-down, I was genuinely confounded by the inflexibility of some professors to help students. After all, we had been offered the grace of an extension on tenure-track requirements, and afforded the opportunity, and relative safety, of working from home. How was it possible then, to not understand that students, too, might need grace? And how could anyone be OK with choosing not to help? Far from traditional research questions, my wonderings provoked lively conversations with colleagues, and a lens through which to consider my own positionality and difficulties in dealing with the challenges posed by the pandemic. Framed by Nel Noddings’ Ethic of Care, and through poetic inquiry, this article presents a personal response to teaching in an Educator Preparation Program during a global pandemic.

在冠状病毒大流行之初，在我们有机会适应这个天翻地覆的世界之前，我真的对一些教授在帮助学生方面的不灵活态度感到困惑。毕竟，我们获得了延长终身教职要求的宽限期，并提供了在家工作的机会和相对安全的条件。那么，怎么可能不明白学生也可能需要恩典呢？怎么会有人愿意选择不提供帮助呢？与传统的研究问题不同，我的疑问引发了与同事的热烈对话，并通过这个镜头来思考我自己的立场以及在应对这一流行病带来的挑战时遇到的困难。本文以内尔·诺丁斯的《关怀伦理》为框架，通过诗意的探究，提出了对全球大流行期间教育者准备计划中的教学的个人回应。