Hala Dillsi oral history interview
Title
Hala Dillsi oral history interview
Creator
Kalyan, Jahnavi
Dillsi, Hala
Description
Hala Dillsi, a teacher at Cleveland High School in Reseda, California, describes the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as schools started closing and preparations made by schools and teachers. This interview describes adapting to online teaching and how schools responded to difficulties students faced with online classes, including outreach and implementing a new grading policy. Hala Dillsi discusses having conversations on health disparities and racial and social justice issues with students. This interview also discusses the impact of the pandemic on summer plans, including increased workload for teachers. The role of teachers and supporting students during the pandemic is discussed. This interview concludes with a discussion on how society can support teachers.
This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.
This interview was conducted during HNRS 301: COVID-19, taught by Scott Knowles during summer quarter 2020.
Source
COVID-19 seminar oral history interviews (Collection MC.00.100), Drexel University Archives
Rights
In copyright. Copyright owned by Drexel University. Contact Drexel University Archives for permission to use.
Subject
COVID-19 (Disease)
COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects
Education, Secondary--California
Social justice--Study and teaching
Black lives matter movement
Relation
Listen to the audio recording of this interview and read a raw transcript in Drexel University's digital repository.
Type
interviews
Date Created
Summer 2020
Is Part Of
Language
English
Duration
1:19:04 hours
Interviewer
Kalyan, Jahnavi
Interviewee
Dillsi, Hala
Collection
Citation
Kalyan, Jahnavi and Dillsi, Hala, “Hala Dillsi oral history interview,” Drexel Exhibits, accessed May 4, 2024, https://drexelexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/243.