Listen to Black American Justin Jehriko Turner — from New York and living in New York — share about remote-teaching English to college students at City University of New York during the Covid-19 pandemic. He is an educator, writer, fashion photographer, publicist, and founder of Metropolitan Couture Media Group, a boutique Fashion PR Firm based in NYC. Justin also co-hosts the BDorm Podcast reminiscent of his conversations at Amherst College.
“When COVID hit I was teaching English for City University of New York and as any educator would tell you it was a nightmare. Uh, just switching to remote learning, dealing with the challenges of some people not having the devices or not having the WIFI or having to share connections or having to share devices with other people in the family…it was gross. It was so disheartening for me as an educator…” Justin Jehriko Turner shares about teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“You know, I personally lost like 40% of one class and like 60% of another class, just because they couldn't maintain their online presence enough to, you know, get their attendance up.” Justin recalls.
