AMONG MASKS, ANXIETIES AND EXPECTATIONS

challanges faced by teachers returning to classroom teaching

Abstract

This paper discusses how the return to classroom teaching and the teaching and learning process in the post-pandemic period are occurring, addressing the challenges faced by teachers. To do so, it adopts a methodology inspired by the focus group dynamics. The analyses are organized in three axes: the first one addresses socio-affective aspects related to  teachers' anxiety with the return and  daily coexistence in the classroom; the second focuses on children's need to play, which was present in the reports ; the third axis deals with teachers' investment in establishing routines and in  children's understanding of  school interactions.