Although Camas High School (CHS) recently had a significant ice storm, there have been many others in the past. Now, the conversation regarding CHS teachers improvising their plans to make sure they are getting all the information out to their students has resurfaced.
Teachers have said that there is no reason to rush through plans due to inclement weather. The days we miss are added throughout the year, and additionally to the end of the year when needed. Teachers explained that there is no need to fly through a lesson when we have all those days to learn the information at a typical pace.
“I try not to go faster through the units. The problem is it’s not like we’re making up five straight days, there’s going to be a day here and a day there, so it might mess up my normal flow but I shouldn’t have to change the speed at which I teach,” United States History teacher Bronk Williams said.
The strange thing about this ice storm is that it was right before finals, which slightly altered how teachers went about teaching their lessons.
While this ice storm was very notable, there have been storms like this in the past that teachers also had to adapt to.
Every teacher had a different way of covering lessons that we had missed due to inclement weather.
“I let people do some independent research, or I covered it in a short five minute video just to give people the information. That’s kind of the way I handled it,” AP World History and MST Honors English teacher Sam Greene said.
Some AP students are worried about these makeup days as it is less time to study and prepare for the AP exams. Although, some students do not find stress in these situations.
“When we have inclement weather, it’s not very stressful for me because everything is online now and we have so many online options, so it doesn’t really add any additional stress,” CHS junior Beatrice Munson said.
There are multiple resources available to help students study at home during storms.
Because we live in Washington, snow storms are likely. Teachers have learned to be adaptable during situations like these.
“Generally, I’ve learned to be very flexible in education. There’s no sense in trying to cram a bunch of stuff in when you can maybe just quickly cover the highlights and then move on. Flexibility is the key,” Greene said.
CHS teachers have very manageable make-up work when it comes to inclement weather. If there happen to be any more snow or ice storms this year, they are ready to improvise their lesson plans and keep everything moving smoothly.
