When the unexpected happens in the world, we don't want to pretend with our students that it didn't. In this conversation we explore with Department Chairs Cherea Sparkman and Kevin Mallon how to support student emotions and learning while remaining neutral as educators.

Cherea Sparkman is the World Language chair and has been a teacher at Hoffman Estates High School for 21 years. She also sponsors Cultural Awareness Club.  Her colleague Kevin Mallon also teaches at Hoffman Estates High School and is the Social Studies Department Chair for the past 10 years,