It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways amid the backdrop of a pandemic. In this comic series, we'll illustrate one teacher's story each week from now until the end of the school year.
Episode 5
Shameem Patel, a second-grade teacher in Dallas, on personal growth and loss — and the skills needed to get through the pandemic
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.![](https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=COMIC%3A+%27Radiating+Love+And+Positivity%27+While+Teaching+In+The+Pandemic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODcyMTgzMDEyMTgxMTY5NjYxN2I4OQ004))
![](https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=COMIC%3A+%27Radiating+Love+And+Positivity%27+While+Teaching+In+The+Pandemic&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODcyMTgzMDEyMTgxMTY5NjYxN2I4OQ004))
300x250 Ad
300x250 Ad