During my time at Alamo Height School district, both of my placements their schools were at about 80%-90% capacity . When I was at Cambridge I did not have to teach at home learners because specials classes were optional at the elementary level. At Alamo Heights High School, I would have about 15-20 students in person and then about 4-5 student on average at home. Of course, some of the numbers changed because I had students who were in person had to transition to online for quarantine and such. 

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The State of Texas in March change the mask mandate and business were able to open at 100% capacity. This did not change the mask mandate at the public school system, but it did however change some students perspectives when it came to wearing a mask. I am thankful I had the experience to teach in person to my students, but it did come with challenges and it was still very hard. I wish I could have had more team building and collaboration during that time but because of safe space and mask mandated it was challenging to do that. 

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I believe that Covid-19 is changing the education system, and a lot of things people are finding out that are not working that they thought worked in the past. Students have  a lot of lack of motivation and seem really tired of the situation, which I can't blame them. My goal during my student teaching was make it the best experience I could for my students, teaching a ceramics class with at home learners seemed impossible, but I helped my mentor teacher with systems that would make it possible for student at home to participate with ceramics class. I feel better prepared that I could ever imagine for my future classroom, in terms of I know how to teach online students, in person students and be able to do simultaneously.