John Egelkrout
1 min readAug 18, 2020

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Today was the start of my 34th year of teaching. I teach in the 2nd poorest zip code in the state of Wisconsin in north Milwaukee. It has the highest incidence of Covid in the state. The school is 95% African-American and 100% poor. We are starting the year virtually, and will move to a hybrid model when the science supports it. The school district has grab’n go lunch so students can at least eat, but until this virus is under control, so many of the other functions we perform are simply gone. If we only had a president that gave a damn about anything other than himself…

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John Egelkrout
John Egelkrout

Written by John Egelkrout

I am a sanity-curious former teacher who writes about politics, social issues, memoirs, and a variety of other topics. You can also follow me on Substack.

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