Homeroom: A Return to Learning This story is part of ideastream's special series examining the challenges and perils of returning to school during the coronavirus pandemic. For Bonnie Monteleone, teaching is like oxygen – without it, she doesn’t feel complete. But this year, the thought of returning to her classroom is keeping her up at night. “It feels like it is life or death,” Monteleone told ideastream. “If we don’t do what we’re supposed to do in terms of safety and wellness what’s the consequence to that?”